Next summer: 7–8 weeks riding across Kyrgyzstan. No hotels, no breaks — just horses, campfires & wild country. This year’s trip taught us what works, what doesn’t & why the right team matters. Fingers crossed we get the green light. 🔗 explorermikaelstrandberg.substack.com/p/looking-ah... #Kyrgyzstan
The "go-ahead moment" has arrived! Finally, our plans for the Tien Shan expedition are set. Feeling the pressure lift and excitement build for this next family adventure and film project.
I’ve posted a fresh 2025 review of “The Long Walk”—that claimed 6 500 km escape from Yakutsk to India. No hype, just the newest Russian- and Polish-archive crumbs and a map to match.
Moving my longer, reflective stories off the algorithm treadmill and onto Substack—first “Saturday Letter” drops this weekend. Join me ➜ explorermikaelstrandberg.substack.com
After 32 days on the ice—hauling a sled 8–10 hours a day, battling everything from rain and sticky snow to -20°C storms—I finally stepped off the Greenland icecap. This journey stretched over 650 kilometers, starting near Tasiilaq on the east coast and ending in West
Bilden är från december 1986. Ännu en lerig uppförsbacke i Colombia. Jag kan knappt minnas platta vägar i detta land. Upp och ned hela tiden, precis som de föregående länderna Ecuador och Anderna. Här hade jag precis fått ett helt hjul mig tillskickad till den svenska Ambassaden i Bogota.
Yes! 32 days, 650 km:s, from Isortoq to one day off the glacier walking on route to Ausmannadalen.
A fantastic but demanding adventure. At 62 years of age, with 35 years of travelling professionally, I say very tough but well worth it. I will get back in a month with a proper analysis.
