Our polar flight

A daring vision drives this account: two celebrated explorers decide to conquer the Arctic not on sledges or ships, but from the sky. Drawing inspiration from early aviation milestones, they outline a plan to fly over the frozen desert, hoping to reach latitudes never before seen from above. The narrative weaves together personal reflections, technical musings about early aircraft, and the relentless optimism that turned “impossible” into a challenge worth meeting.

The book follows the painstaking preparations at a remote Norwegian base, where crews assemble fragile planes, fashion makeshift runways on ice, and test instruments against brutal cold. As the engines roar to life, readers are taken through the tense moments of lift‑off and the first glide over a sea of white, captured in vivid prose and illustrated with authentic photographs. The story captures the spirit of an era when exploration and invention collided, inviting listeners to experience the exhilaration and uncertainty of pioneering flight into the polar unknown.