Born in Oslo on 31 May 1962. I worked for several years as a deep-sea diver in the North Sea before becoming a full-time expeditionary. Makes my living from giving lectures, guide trips to the North and the South Pole, writing books and making films about my expeditions.

Expedition history:

2007 - Franz Josef Land

2006 - Winter to the North Pole

2003 - Patagonia Icecap

2003 - South summit Mount Everest

2002 - Patagonia

2001 - Crossed the North Pole

1998 - Climbed Cho Oyo

1996 - Crossed Antarctica

1995 - South Pole

1994 - North Pole

1993 - Franz Josef land

1990 - North Pole

1986 - Greenland