Tore may not be the typical polar
expeditionist - ...but he has always been, more or less, naturally
active since his childhood growing up in an outdoor family in
northern Norway. In the winter of 1998 he went on a 30 days /
800 kilometer dog sledging expedition,"Qimusseq Expedition
Icecap'98", with his own dog team from Sisimiut to the Dye
II radar station located on the Icecap of Greenland and then returning
to departure point again. "Was quite a nice journey - but
we definitely run into hard work with blood, sweat & tears
- entering and exiting the impressive big glacier front with our
2 dog teams of 29 greenlandic husky dogs. We had days were we
only moved 5 kilometers in 6 hours - ...despite our "four
wheel drive" huskies - due to glacial cracks and crevices.
On the other hand we had good days just steaming ahead covering
over 50 kilometers in a day. In our memories are also a fierce
3 day snowstorm with noisy arctic winds up around a 100 knots"...
A little later on in the summer of 1998 he went on a 42 days / 600 kilometer seakayaking expedition, "Kayak'98", along the rough, open southeast coast of Greenland. The expedition originated in Tasiilaq east greenland and ended close to Kap Farvel. "It was my first real seakayaking expedition and it was in many ways the greatest journey of my lifetime. We encountered all kinds of challenging conditions. Nice quiet, sunny days with mirror like water, cobalt blue icebergs and lots of wildlife and spectacular scenery. In between we had low pressure systems passing, creating stormy weather and waves up around 8 to 10 meters high. Our expedition ended very sadly with a drowning accident on behalf of my female partner. While at sea along the mountainous shorelines, we were totally surprised by a fast moving violent storm out of the north Atlantic, with winds peaking around 60 knots creating waves between 6 to 7 meters high and breaking. But anyway - after all life goes on"...
"I generally don't enjoy so much going on trips shorter than 2 weeks. It takes minimum a week to get your senses geared back to nature. I am attracted by being on the move, by travelling, by long voyages where I have packed all the baggage I need and I really have plenty of time. In Greenland I normally prefer to travel in the same way that the polar eskimos have done for generations and which makes sense to me - by my own dogsledge or by my sea kayak. Enroute I like to live of the land or sea, whenever there is an opportunity... I also enjoy staying with the local hunters and their families trying to adapt and learning as much useful as possible. Often I will combine old and modern technics to make the best out of my own outdoor lifestyle... I also find that every new voyage or expedition increases my own self-consciousness. This kind of life is a great learning experience and a time to find yourself and to be yourself... But on the other hand, when I first start out on a new journey, there is never any doubt in my mind that I will succeed".
Tore was born in Mo i Rana by the arctic circle in northern Norway. After finishing college he went to the norwegian army officer training school and then serving as an instructor for new recruits. Later on he moved to the United States to become a professional helicopter pilot and a permanent resident. Eventually he returned back home to Norway to work as a pilot in the mountains of Norway. He is today living in Greenland, and has been working as helicopter pilot and a captain for Greenlandair for the last 10 years. He is also the owner of his own guiding & outfitter company named OutDoor Adventure of Greenland. Tore is fluent in English, Danish and Norwegian.
Tore has solid outdoor experience from both summer and winter activities including back country skiing, ski & pulk, backpacking,navigation, canoeing, seakayaking, dogsledging, hunting & fishing. He has also been active within long distance running, cross country skiing, mountain biking and karate.
"Flying out there, summer and winter - in all kinds of
terrain and weather - I often get the idea to a new and exciting
expedition. Sometimes I just feel free like an eagle, and I start
thinking: Life is a dream - realise it !"
