“Med Hjertet i isen” is Norwegian for “Hearts in the Ice”. The name itself is the soul of Hilde Fålun Strøm. The planned overwintering at the trapper’s hut, Bamsebu, was borne out of her love for the fascinating landscape, wildlife, ice, snow and the magical Arctic Light experienced through her deep, immersive exploration of Svalbard, Norway; a place most have never even seen.

Hilde Fålun Strøm

Bamsebu will be a platform for global dialogue about the changes we are experiencing in the Polar Regions, why these changes matter for the rest of the world, and what we can do about protecting our natural world.

Climate change is having a greater impact in the Arctic than anywhere else on the planet. Temperatures have increased by twice the global average in the past 50 years.

Sunniva Sorby, Hilde’s polar opposite with deep expertise in Antarctica, will join her at Bamsebu.  An experienced expeditioner, Sunniva was among the first all-women team to ski across Antarctica to the South Pole, and has spent 23 years working in Antarctica as a guide and historian.

Sunniva Sorby

Life at Bamsebu, from August 2019 to May 2020, will be broadcast via Iridium Satellite and published in social media to scientists, school children and interested citizens around the world.

Hosted video chats will connect schools globally. Hilde and Sunniva will engage students and teachers from around the world with twice monthly live video hangouts. Teachers: Want to involve your class? (school year Oct 2019-Jun 2020).  Contact Us!

Hilde and Sunniva will serve as citizen scientists for 9 months at Bamesebu, where they will collect weather and wildlife observations and data for the Norwegian Polar Institute, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, U of M Climate Change Institute, UNIS and NASA.

Two of the projects they are doing in the Arctic will be ongoing throughout the 9 months and will be mirrored in Antarctica with Polar Latitudes from Nov 2019 – March 2020.

Due to their combined 46 years of observations and experience in the Arctic and Antarctic, Hilde and Sunniva are uniquely qualified and inspired to be of service in this way.

They will also test innovative technologies, including solar and wind equipment from Power Controlls and Assemblin, satellite communication from Iridium, and use electric snowmobiles.

They have woven together a diverse web of experts that are Advisory Board members, Sponsors and Partners to help us understand the rapid escalation of climate change and why all of our voices and participation are needed, today!

They invite everyone to get involved and to be part of Hearts In The Ice. Learn more about how you can participate.

   “Med Hjertet i isen” is Norwegian for “Hearts in the Ice”. The name itself is the soul of Hilde Fålun Strøm. The planned overwintering at the trapper’s hut, Bamsebu, was borne out of her love for the fascinating landscape, wildlife, ice, snow and the magical Arctic Light experienced through her deep, immersive exploration of Svalbard, Norway; a place most have never even seen.

Bamsebu will be a platform for global dialogue about the changes we are experiencing in the Polar Regions, why these changes matter for the rest of the world, and what we can do about protecting our natural world.

Climate change is having a greater impact in the Arctic than anywhere else on the planet. Temperatures have increased by twice the global average in the past 50 years.

Sunniva Sorby, Hilde’s polar opposite with deep expertise in Antarctica, will join her at Bamsebu.  An experienced expeditioner, Sunniva was among the first all-women team to ski across Antarctica to the South Pole, and has spent 23 years working in Antarctica as a guide and historian.

Sunniva Sorby

Life at Bamsebu, from August 2019 to May 2020, will be broadcast via Iridium Satellite and published in social media to scientists, school children and interested citizens around the world.

Hosted video chats will connect schools globally. Hilde and Sunniva will engage students and teachers from around the world with twice monthly live video hangouts. Teachers: Want to involve your class? (school year Oct 2019-Jun 2020).  Contact Us!

Hilde Fålun Strøm

Hilde and Sunniva will serve as citizen scientists for 9 months at Bamesebu, where they will collect weather and wildlife observations and data for the Norwegian Polar Institute, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, U of M Climate Change Institute, UNIS and NASA.

Two of the projects they are doing in the Arctic will be ongoing throughout the 9 months and will be mirrored in Antarctica with Polar Latitudes from Nov 2019 – March 2020.

Due to their combined 46 years of observations and experience in the Arctic and Antarctic, Hilde and Sunniva are uniquely qualified and inspired to be of service in this way.

They will also test innovative technologies, including solar and wind equipment from Power Controlls and Assemblin, satellite communication from Iridium, and use electric snowmobiles.

They have woven together a diverse web of experts that are Advisory Board members, Sponsors and Partners to help us understand the rapid escalation of climate change and why all of our voices and participation are needed, today!

They invite everyone to get involved and to be part of Hearts In The Ice. Learn more about how you can participate.

Svalbard – a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean

 

Location of Bamsebu