30 years in the Arctic, and still speechless

Hugo Salamonsen has been paddling the waters of the Nordkapp region for more than 30 years. As the head of Nordkapp Adventure, Hugo leads sea kayak expeditions at the very top of Europe where the Arctic Ocean stretches endlessly north, the light shifts with the seasons, and the rawness of nature is something you feel in your chest.

For Hugo, the Arctic is not a destination. It's an escape room, a sanctuary, a place where time slows down and the noise of the world disappears. He describes the contrast of wild, wind-shaped northern nature as paradise itself and after three decades, he says he's never once gotten bored. Whether there's midnight sun or polar darkness overhead, Hugo paddles on, leading others into the kind of freedom that only the far north can offer.