More Michel Blomgren (bushcraft.se guy =)

[HuBBa]

Well in the case anyone of you have missed it, it turns out Michel has not been spending his summer on the beach. Instead he went to iceland.... stone.. cold... windy... to er... walk from one end to another =)

http://bushcraft.se/iceland/

And he's editing the film right now. Can't wait to see it. I only managed 100km walk in the Swedish mountainranges from Abisko to Nikkaloukta this year but that was well enough for me

 

[Snufkin]

Watched the trailer, looks like an amazing landscape (although not enough trees for my liking). Looking forward to seeing the film.

 

[ScottC]

Thanks for the heads up, I enjoyed his other movies.

 

[Viking]

Well in the case anyone of you have missed it, it turns out Michel has not been spending his summer on the beach. Instead he went to iceland.... stone.. cold... windy... to er... walk from one end to another =)

http://bushcraft.se/iceland/

And he's editing the film right now. Can't wait to see it. I only managed 100km walk in the Swedish mountainranges from Abisko to Nikkaloukta this year but that was well enough for me

I hope you made a visit to Enok´s Lapdånalds then

 

[ColdIron]

Hi,

Think I missed Enok's last time I walked that track.
Has he got any LapFish on the menu?
And do you have a GPS coordinate in case I pass
by later.

Erik

 

[Viking]

Hi,

Think I missed Enok's last time I walked that track.
Has he got any LapFish on the menu?
And do you have a GPS coordinate in case I pass
by later.

Erik

Enok is the man that drives the boat between Kebnekaise and Nikkaloukta (or a piece of it). He and his wife has the Kaffekåta that sells sandiwches with reindeer meet and waffle with cloudberry jam and cream and of course Lapdånalds that sells reindeer burgers. Most people stop here for a break to eat or take a look on some of the beatiful things that Enok has made or just have chat with Enok and his wife.
And in Nikkaloukta is nice place to spend the last night before going home, they have good food and cold beers. And after the dinner a short walk up to the old church is worth a visit.

There are many places in the fjälls, but some are better then others. During my trek in Sarek I found a kåta with reindeer furs inside and with everything you need if you want to spend a night instead of your tent.

 

[HuBBa]

Actually i was all out of cash and decided to walk the 19 km between Kebnekaise and Nikkaloukta at 5 am in the morning so i was sure i made the bus to Kiruna, so no boat trip and no Lappdånalds for me

But next year i plan to start in Nikkaloukta and stay a few days at Kebnekaise and do the summit in the beginning of the hike instead of the end. Then probably continue to Singi and down to Saltoloukta the south path.

Though after seeing the pictures im starting to dream a bit about iceland to be honest The airfare from Gothenburg is only about 1000 SEK ( roughly £73 ) to Iceland.

 

[Viking]

Actually i was all out of cash and decided to walk the 19 km between Kebnekaise and Nikkaloukta at 5 am in the morning so i was sure i made the bus to Kiruna, so no boat trip and no Lappdånalds for me

But next year i plan to start in Nikkaloukta and stay a few days at Kebnekaise and do the summit in the beginning of the hike instead of the end. Then probably continue to Singi and down to Saltoloukta the south path.

Though after seeing the pictures im starting to dream a bit about iceland to be honest The airfare from Gothenburg is only about 1000 SEK ( roughly £73 ) to Iceland.

Always bring a lot of cash and loads of 20´s. Saltoloukta is paradise, speceially the food and te sauna. You will get poor very quickly there though, but who cares when you a re surrounded by beatiful girls ;-)

 

[redcollective]

Enjoyed reading the gear list:

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[CLEM]

Look forward to seeing the film,I very much enjoyed his others.

 

[mark a.]

Yay! Another film! Can't wait to see it. I've always had a romantic view of Iceland and wanted to go there, even though I have very little idea of what it's actually like. Hopefully Michael's film will show me some of what it's like.

 

[Nightwalker]

I've been exchanging emails with Michel Blomgren for a while now, and to give you the heads-up; I was talking to him about any other episodes/projects in the works other than his current editing of his Iceland film, and he and a friend recorded a short canoeing trip they had a few weeks back, that will be put into a small episode 5-10mins long. Also he said this weekend he will be filming a "survival cross-terrain hike with climbing/rapelling" he commented that he expects it to be really hard due to bad weather due, however the video is expected to be a little more action packed.

Also.. "The big film project for next year's vacation is a long solo alpine climbing tour in the swedish mountains (Kebnekaise and most other tops in the area) which for sure is going to be amazing."

Oh and if your wondering about the avaliablity of his Iceland adventure DVD, it will be nice and simple with the postage included in the price, one price for Europe & another for the rest of the world. So it should be avaliable worldwide.

I've also talked him into looking at creating a newsletter for his website, so occasionally he'll be able to keep us updated on his future projects. Hopefully we'll see that sometime soon.

I quite enjoy and appreciate his work, and Im sure you appreciate the inside scope

 

[Viking]

I've been exchanging emails with Michel Blomgren for a while now, and to give you the heads-up; I was talking to him about any other episodes/projects in the works other than his current editing of his Iceland film, and he and a friend recorded a short canoeing trip they had a few weeks back, that will be put into a small episode 5-10mins long. Also he said this weekend he will be filming a "survival cross-terrain hike with climbing/rapelling" he commented that he expects it to be really hard due to bad weather due, however the video is expected to be a little more action packed.

I wonder who his friend is that will climb, canoes and survive in these films

 

[Nightwalker]

I wonder who his friend is that will climb, canoes and survive in these films

Wel to answer that.. "Johan from www.nordicbushcraft.com" was the friend who went with him on the canoeing trip a few weeks ago.

Why? You didnt think it was me did you? I live in Cornwall not Sweden

 

[Viking]

Wel to answer that.. "Johan from www.nordicbushcraft.com" was the friend who went with him on the canoeing trip a few weeks ago.

Why? You didnt think it was me did you? I live in Cornwall not Sweden

Sounds like a nice guy

 

[ScottC]

Lol!!

 

[Nightwalker]

Sounds like a nice guy

No I dont think he is, apprently he pushed Michel out of the canoe on the trip. only joking, I know its you Viking Like the website btw, thought it was worth the plug.

 

[Montivagus]

I always wanted to go to Iceland ever since I saw Journey to the Centre of the Earth......I really wanted to find A.S. carved on a rock when I went there first time (and always looked for it when I was out and about there!). I really like Iceland! I´ve had the pleasure of going there a few times and enjoyed myself no end. It has some of the most fantasticly bleak landscapes I have ever seen! It also has some of the most fantastic beer prices I´ve seen too
I too look forward to the film, now that I know about it....thanks

 

[Tengu]

Me too.

Unfortunatly I have never had the money, and even if I had, Im too fractious to be let near an airliner.

I dont know how Id fare on a ferry, either. (Id risk it, as they are much bigger)

 

[Viking]

New episode out "Fira med överlevnad"

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2763630764186291378