We hadn’t expected such a full hall: 330 guests came to the Pädagogisches Zentrum Warburg on August 23, 2026 for our multimedia presentation evening “At the Edge of the World.” The Earth Charter Ideas Workshop Warburg had invited us, and alongside our images and films, we explored how fragile the Arctic is and why protecting it matters to all of us.
Two Tours on Svalbard
We talked about two of our tours on Svalbard, traveling without a guide and with a rifle for protection against polar bears. On the first, we wanted to cross the island all the way to the east coast but had to turn back before an impassable moraine field. Sometimes turning around is the better decision – that was part of what the evening was about.
The second tour took us by boat to Pyramiden and from there across the Nordenskiöld Glacier, days on end in thick fog. Along the way Rebecca fell into a crevasse, and we talked about why on the glacier, the danger you don’t see is the greatest.
Our expedition dogs came along: Momo, Kira, Taiga as polar bear watch, and Frithjof Nansen, our Greenland dog. For Kira, Svalbard was her last great adventure – she died in the summer of 2026 at 13 years old.
In between we talked about polar bears, about Svalbard as one of the fastest-warming regions on Earth, and what that means for people and animals there. At the end we showed our husky farm in Northern Norway and the tours where our guests experience the North – with dogs, northern lights, and whales.
Questions from the Audience
In two Q sessions the guests wanted to know a lot: how you navigate on the glacier in fog, what you eat on a tour like that, how you prepare mentally for days in uncertainty, and how cold it really gets on our tours. We hear many of these questions from our guests too, and we’re adding the answers to our tour descriptions.
The Proceeds Stay in Warburg
All proceeds from the evening – admission, donations, and beverage sales – went to the Women’s and Children’s Shelter Warburg. A total of 2,200 Euro was raised. Thanks to everyone who came and donated, to the Earth Charter Ideas Workshop for organizing, to ProMedia Warburg and Warburger Bier for their support, and to our family, without whom the evening wouldn’t have been possible.
What’s Next
The evening showed us how many people are excited about the far North, and we want to do more presentation evenings. If you’d like to be the first to hear about new dates, sign up for our newsletter. You can find the full report on our first attempt to cross Svalbard here on the blog.
And if you want to experience the silence of the North not just on screen: on our husky tours and adventure tours you’re right in the middle of it.
