WE DO MORE THAN WE TELL
This page is dedicated for the great stories.
Coal rush to Spitsbergen
If the gold rush to Alaska was a big step to the unknown, exploring Spitsbergen’s mining opportunities was a step even further. La...
Chasing Dreams
As a young man, free in the world and able to choose your own path, it is often a desire to earn bit of money to your back pocket,...
Big Moses and Basecamp Explorer
"In Maasai we have a word that we use to describe the joy felt when something hidden becomes known, when something concealed becom...
EMPOWERING STAFF BY OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES
During their stay at Basecamp, there is one person who guests are particularly likely to remember. The charismatic senior guide Ma...
Agnes – a Maasai woman caught between tradition and modernity
An important aspect of the Basecamp concept is to empower and provide opportunities for Maasai women. Basecamp believes that by su...
Dugnad – volunteer work
Dugnad is a Norwegian word, meaning the collective help from a group of volunteers. This has been strong basis of the work done at...
Work and holiday at Nordenskiöld
This summer we had a team of volunteers helping to renovate the lodge. It was a true work and holiday, with combination of hard la...
Securing the future
When Basecamp was founded in 1998 the founder, Svein Wilhelmsen signed a lease agreement with the Maasai chief at the time, the la...
“We can do it”
These were the words of Halvor Bakke - the mind behind the wonderful interiors and the tremendous transformations at Isfjord Radio...