WE DO MORE THAN WE TELL
This page is dedicated for the great stories.
Our own Basecamp Foundation was established alongside the commercial side, Basecamp Explorer. Since the beginning we have partnered closely with the Maasai people to develop models for conserving nature and empowering the local community. Over the years we have established and supported community programs aimed at enhancing capacity, raising awareness, improving living conditions and wildlife development.
Meet our dogs
Facts about our dog yard Location: Bolterdalen, 10 kilometers east of Longyearbyen Dog breed: Alaskan husky Number of dogs:...
Snowmobiling in Svalbard? Yes!
Ready for a wild winter adventure? Put on a thermal suit and helmet, get comfortable on the snowmobile and travel out into the Arc...
As fresh as it gets
There is nothing quite as refreshing as the air up in the arctic region, but even the air can't compete with an arctic swim. Get y...
Waking up at Isfjord Radio with a special kind of drop-in guest
It is seldom we have drop-in guests at Isfjord Radio Adventure Hotel, but this morning we had a surprise! A polar bear had found h...
Be inspired: Sample Menu from Isfjord Radio Kitchen
When staying at Isfjord Radio Adventure Hotel, you are in for a real treat. In the evening, we gather around the dinner table – a ...
OUR ARCTIC FOOD PHILOSOPHY
Bearded seal, ringed seal, arctic char and cod from the ice cold sea. Reindeer, ptarmigan and geese from the modest tundra and the...
The feeling of an Arctic spa
Looking through the big wall-to-wall window, all you can see is the wide horizon over Arctic Ocean. Somewhere out there is the coa...
Afternoon tea in Barentsburg
Barentsburg, the next-door neighbour of Isfjord Radio and the only remaining Russian settlement on Svalbard, is like taking a trip...
The City Abandoned at the world’s end
Three hours by plane to Svalbard, then three hours by open boat, and you find yourself in the northernmost abandoned city: you are...
St Olavs Rose
In summer 2013 Isfjord Radio was awarded the St Olav’s Rose – a hallmark of Norwegian Heritage.
An entire life as a trapper on the island of Svalbard
Trappers went north with dreams of the big catch, the free life, and adventure in the vast wilderness.
MODERNITY MEETS WILDERNESS
Longyearbyen is a strange mix of Arctic nature and modern technology. Here you can find both high speed internet and polar bears, ...