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DAY 3 – 04 AUGUST – DAY 1 SKIING

It was time to leave the boat this morning with our gear. There were lots of drift ice in the Hinlopen strait, so Børge and Vincent had to hurry up and got dropped by the captain onto the beach at ...

DAY 02 – 03 AUGUST – DAY 02 SAILING

On our way to the North, captain Nick anchored sailing boat SkyDancer in a sheltered fjord of the western part of Svalbard. Just the time for the two adventurers to go ashore and stretch their legs...

DAY 1 – 02 AUGUST – PREPARATION AND DEPARTURE DAY

For Børge Ousland and Vincent Colliard, succeding on an expedition lies greatly on the preparation. One day before the start of the Icelegacy project glacier number 1, you find them in Longyearbyen...

THE MAIN SPITZBERGEN GLACIER SUCCESSFULLY CROSSED

Borge Ousland and Vincent Colliard successfully cross the Main Spitzbergen/Svalbard Glacier, the first glacier crossing of the Alpina & Ice Legacy project. BORGE OUSLAND AND VINCENT COLLIARD...

GO HIGH, DIVE DEEP: SWISS ALTITUDE DIVING

Any time you’re diving at 300 to 3000 metres/1000 to 10,000 feet above sea level, you're altitude diving. At altitude, atmospheric pressure is lower than at sea level, so surfacing at the end of an...

ALPINA 4 SUMMITS

Alpina and Alltrails.com launch the "Alpina 4 Summits World Challenge" international elevation contest.In partnering up with AllTrails.com, the leading site for mountain climbing and hiking enthus...

ALPINA & ICELEGACY

Raising awareness of the importance of preserving the glaciers, Alpina is committed to supporting polar explorers Borge Ousland & Vincent Colliard in their IceLegacy mission to cross the 20 lar...

SWISS WATCH BY JCK 2014



“WATCH DINNERS” – EVENT IN FRANKFURT

Just as the first two "Watch Dinners" this week, the event in Frankfurt was also a very successful evening. Watch fans from the area enjoyed the event at the renowned Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof ...

BASELWORLD 2014 – PRESS CONFERENCE

Guido Benedini, CEO of Alpina, did present to the press the new Alpiner 4 collection and officially launched the IceLegacy project together with the two famous adventurers Borge Ousland and Vincent...