Timo: “Confrontation with one young male. Audun fired a shot in the air. This bear kept following us for hours and we couldn't get rid of him before camping. So while camping we were forced to keep eye on him and scared him away when his approach became too close.” Image by Timo Palo
North Pole 2012 ExWeb interview (Part 3 of 3): Timo Palo and Audun Tholfsen: “We were hunted by a polar bear from the water like a seal that’s lying on the ice floe”
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(Correne Coetzer) “I feel like someone was taking care of us on that day,” says Timo, as they were shocked and scared after a polar bear attack on them while skiing and kayaking on the melting Arctic Ocean ice from 90°N to Svalbard. This was only one of several encounters with the bears. Also today, as in the previous parts of the interview exclusive to ExplorersWeb, more first time published photos of the expedition courtesy of photographer Timo Palo. The team continues, telling about the caches they left on land and what the bears did with them; why the two of them make a good team, and what lessons they have learned on the Arctic ice. Despite the strenuous expedition Audun concluded, “If you ever get a chance to experience the...
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