3 days Arctic Solo Backpacking & Camping in a Heavy Rain, Extended version with all the backpacking and Camping of the trip. Lightning, Thunderstorm & Heavy Wind, Scariest Storm Camping experience of my life! ASMR and Rain Sounds. (Extended version).
The closest town measured an all time record for rainfall with 36.4 mm in one hour, which is an all time high record for the northern half of the country. This happened sometime around my dinner.
This was my scariest storm camping experience so far. I was above the polar circle in the arctic at 70.5° North, alone 35 km into the wilderness, when one of the most brutal thunder and lightning storms I have ever experienced hit me. It lastet for over 12 hours and had some of the most scary thunder and lightning I have seen. It felt like I was getting hit right on the head. I did manage to capture some great footage of the lightning though. This is the furthest north and most remote place I have ever backpacked in a very wild and cool area. Enjoy the storm!
Contains elements of AMSR
70.5°north
560km/349miles north of the polar circle
Roughly as far north as:
Wainwright – Alaska
Ulukhatok – Canada
Wrangel Island – Russia
550km/342miles further north than Iceland
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About me: I am a Norwegian adventurer and wilderness explorer. My youtube channel focus on outdoor wilderness adventures and exploration, backpacking, hiking, canyoneering, skiing, climbing and mountaineering. Nights spent in a tent, alone or with friends. From the snow covered mountains and misty fjords of Scandinavia to the remote plateaus of Yellowstone and the debts of the red canyons of Utah to the summit of Mt Whitney and the heart of Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park. I love the Wilderness! Email is under “For business inquiries”, for general questions please comment on a video, I try to answer everyone.
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41 Comments
Great video! Thanks for taking us along. Just curious, Why did you choose to pitch you tent in such an EXPOSED position?
Does that large body of water freeze over in the winter?
Cheers buddy, I know from past experience how scary it can be when being hit by a massive thunderstorm/rain. Specially high up in the mountains. Good gear and … comfort food / coffee will be welcome breaks.
24:40 that view.. The first time I saw it was in your other video and I was mesmerized by those cliffs.. Im so happy that you are showing more footage of these majestic cliffs across the fjord
Truly dream like landscapes. What was the date? Are all summers like this in norther Norway?
Can the reindeer be dangerous at certain conditions?
How likely is it to meet a bear there?
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Thank you so much for another awesome vid ❤ Thank you also for the commentary as I can’t easily see what’s going on since I’m visually impaired / blind. Again, thank you 🙏
It's as in all-day life : the sun doesn't shine every day. And a camping- night can turn into a real misery. Tempest. Sweeping rain, howling wind, growling thunder, scaring lightnings….Your anxiety is quite normal, Jarl : all alone, far away from any help, from any people to contact, delivered to the angry rain- and thundergods…. Luckily your tent wasn't swept off by the wind nor hit by the lightnings ! You went through that night very courageously, dear Jarl ! And on your wandering back, you could welcome (for a few moments) a white-clouded blue sky…. Perhaps you drove to a guest-house and enjoyed a good meal and a warm and dry bed….??
Are you able to work with the tent manufacturer to resolve the leaks in the tent ⛺️? Having water 💧 dripping down is not very much fun. Do you need any protection from polar 🐻 🐻❄ 🐻 bears that far north? I am used to mid north climate in Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 and always can make a fire 🔥 but where you are, there is no trees. That surely tests ones survival skills.
Hvordan er logistikken din på disse turene? Egen bil opp? Fly og kollektivt? Fly og leiebil?
You lived! That's what makes a great adventure! Thanks for your video!
Jarl there was a monster knocking on the door. Man, I had watched the short version but this showed really how intense it was. Although it cleared you made the right call to pack it up and move back. A wet bag and freezing temps coming is a deadly combination. One can't play the what if game with Nature because odds are it wins. The price can be way too high. We talked about the leaky tent and I have spoke with others since. That vent is of issue. It sure is strong to stand that wind and pressure. I was hoping too you could make it on down the peninsula. Maybe next time. Incredible views. Great lightning strike captures. Best to lie down flat with arms and legs close together to prevent current crossing heart as much as you can. It was over head as the 1, 1 thousand, 2, 2 thousand count goes it was right on top. Glad you made it ok. Text Hildebrand. You bought a tent, not a sieve.
Fin film 👍
I enjoyed watching this video very much. Crazy weather.
What a beautiful landscape for hiking. Such a beautiful place to visit and explore.💯💯
pleasure to watch your video.Good luck always and I wish you all the best 👍👍
Yet again, what an amazing experience! The view at 2'.22" with the small waterffalls, stole my heart!
First of all what a beautiful landscape! That's really a wonderful place man! Than the cozy feeling when you're listing to the rain hitting the tent… man I love that 🏕🌧🤩 All in all an awesome video and thanks for sharing. Greetings from Germany 🤠👋
Another fantastic video of your experiences. What horrendous weather you had to put up with. Great to watch and listen to. Keep it up
wow, very impressive video also pretty scary to see…I wouldn't have swapped places with you that night.on the other hand, i envy you for all the sensationally beautiful views and landscape.your videos are very inspiring. keep doing the same. Thank you for letting us be a part of your adventures. greetings from Germany
Nice video. Keep it up 👍
That’s a very empty, lonely place, content to see it from my armchair. Thanks for going through the storm experience so that we don’t have to!
Insane. Glad you came out of this storm safe.
Det var skremmende og fantastisk å sjå denne videoen. Naturen er ikkje å spøke med. Ta godt vare på deg sjøl❤❤
Thanks. I watched your all concepts💞
Enjoy watching your channel! just wondering how old are you? that you are doing such a great adventures..
Awesome experience… Is that a staika tent? Or soulo?
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Amazing video. Thanks.
This has to be my favourite upload out of all of them watched it a few times snuggled down listening to the storm & rain on you’re tent, natures mighty power and raw beauty 💚 crocs, coffee and rain again Perrrfect 😊
Como é bom assistir ses vídeos!!!minha mente fica leve
Would like to say I enjoyed this video – but Holy Crap! That was scary. Classic caption: at 53+ "reading and relaxing." Seriously?? But thank you for another trip to places I would never otherwise see or hear. (Thor's thunderbolts!)
Thank you for taking me to all the beautiful places I can never go and on all the wild adventures. The storm was epic and so scary. ❤
Did you contact Hilleberg about the leak? Have you made any improvments to the Soulo?
How can you survive and hike in the mountains eating just this pasta for 3 days?
Will Heleberg send you a replacement tent, since yours leaked on this trip?
The most memorable and enjoyable camp I did was with my son who was 10 at the time, we drove away up to the mountains here in Scotland, pitched my brand new tent, id bought in a half-price sale, and the weather forecast was to be pretty good. However, within 10 minutes of arriving, we were hammered by gale-forced winds and torrential rain for a solid 24 hours and literally only left the tent to go pee pee in the potty. I wouldn't change a thing now looking back.
If you get rain dripping into the tent from small leaks, and you don't have any sealing tape, try chewing gum, chew till its soft and plug any holes that are leaking, I used it on my motorcycle fuel tank and it stopped a leak from the fuel running out.
Fantastic video/story/journey. And thanks for doing an extended version. I hate being outside during thunderstorms, but this was very inspiring. I felt your fear!
It's lighting outside and wind very st ong
The deer are running freely
It's pouring rain outside