Svalbard Crossing, East to West

Ever since I first owned a smartphone, I had Svalbard on my weather forecast apps. Never did I even consider that I’ll get an opportunity to actually go visit the place, let alone go on an adventure there! Safe to say, I had the best time ever. Being in the middle of Svalbard felt like landing on the moon and forgetting the existence of time. Our full route wasn’t planned in detail. We had planned to set off from the east coast, look at our options for each day, and then choose one and head in that direction, until we reached Longyearbyen at west coast. Our excellent (and extremely knowledgeable) guide Morten made sure that we were headed in the right direction, keeping warm enough and not getting eaten by a polar bear for the entire duration. Although there are shorter route options, doing this in 10 days allowed us to make the most out of the incredible wilderness.