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		 Rúnar Karlsson | Thursday February 11 - 2010
		
Sea kayaking and ice climbing weekend
	

	

		
		Some stuff that we did over the weekend. Sea kayaking around Isafjordur and then we made the first ice climbing ascent of one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Iceland, Dynjandi. It´s a pretty simple climb and the view was great. The ice was thin and sketchy as you can see at one point....!



		
				
	

	
	

		

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		 Sigurður Jónsson | Tuesday January 19 - 2010
		
Borea Adventure and the Arctic Fox Center join “1% for the Planet“.
	

	

		




	

		
			
		
		

	







		

In 2001 Yvon Chouinard the founder and owner of Patagonia and Craig Matthews the owner of Blue Ribbon Flies started an organization they called "1% for the Planet". This is an alliance of businesses pledging to donate at least 1% of sales towards active efforts to protect and restore our natural environment.  Both of these companies had actively supported grassroot environmental organizations and they shared their personal belief that a healthy natural world is essential for humankind´s survival.

"1% for the Planet" exists to build and support an alliance of businesses financially committed to creating a healthy planet and the way it works is that each member company contributes 1 percent of its annual sales as donations to non-profit environmental organizations. Members choose from a list of groups approved by and registered with "1% for the Planet".
Today there are around 1200 members of this exclusive alliance and 2000 non-profit environmental groups listed and to date the alliance has initiated over $42 million in environmental giving.

We are very proud and happy to be able to announce that Borea Adventures has been accepted as member and The Arctic Fox Center has been approved as a non-profit group.  These are the first Icelandic participants. We believe that membership in "1% for the Planet" is a clear indicator of our sincere commitment to sustainability.

Borea Adventures is a small tour operator in Isafjordur, Iceland, owned and operated by people who love being outdoors and enjoy the nature and culture of the North Atlantic. Borea runs yacht based tours in Iceland, Jan Mayen and Greenland as well as skiing, hiking and kayaking holidays in Iceland. Borea Adventures adheres to the principles of low impact, sustainable tourism. Our trips are "silent", as we try not to use any motorized vehicles. We like to encourage physical activity to suit any level of ability from easy sailing and hiking through to exhilarating action sports. Our priority is to guarantee our guests enjoyable wilderness experiences in perfect harmony with the environment that supports us.

The Arctic Fox Center is based in Sudavik, Iceland and they wish to increase education about the Arctic Fox as the only native terrestrial mammal in Iceland. The center collects all available material as well as promotes and takes part in research and educational programs and development of sustainable wildlife tourism. In the spring of 2010 an educational exhibition will open where people can learn about the Arctic Fox, it´s biology and amazing adaptation to the cold, both in behaviour, food habits and physiology. Besides the exhibition they will carry out courses for guides and tourist agencies about the species, their role in ecosystems and how to approach them in the wild without disturbing or negatively affecting their lifetime success. The Arctic Fox Center´s mission is dedicated to the wellness and conservation of arctic foxes in the Hornstrandir Nature Reserve.

Borea Adventures now pledges to donate 1% of sales in 2010 to projects managed by the Arctic Fox Center. We will also do one specific Arctic Fox research trip on our yacht AURORA to the Hornstrandir Nature Reserve in July 2010. We call this trip „Quest for the Arctic Fox" and we will invite our guests to participate in research and observations of the Fox in the only area of Iceland where they are not hunted - the Hornstrandir Nature Reserve. A special guide on this trip will be Ester Rut Unnsteinsdóttir, director of the Center and one of the world´s leading experts on the Arctic Fox.

Further information: Borea Adventures       Arctic Fox Center         1% for the Planet
		
				
	

	
	

		

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		 Rúnar Karlsson | Wednesday December 23 - 2009
		
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
	

	

		




	

		
			
		
		

	







		We wish everybody Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Thanks to those who joined us this year on exciting adventures and hope to see you all again soon. It looks like next year will be even more exciting for us. New trips, destinations, guests and more...

It´s snowing here quite a lot as you can see on the photo, after a rather dry season so far. Looking forward to make some turns soon. 

Be safe and have fun.

Runar and Siggi

		
				
	

	
	

		

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		 Rúnar Karlsson | Wednesday December  9 - 2009
		
Fresh ski article in The Guardian
	

	

		




	

		
			
		
		
Stina and Freysi getting back on board after a good day  in Lonafjordur Fjord, Iceland
	







		The English newspaper Guardian published a great article from one of our ski trips last Saturday. The ski journalist, Rubert Mellor came on the first trip last spring, a trip with Icelanders that we did before Easter. The weather was mixed but the crew was super fun to be around. At least Rupert really enjoyed it. After the trip, he enjoyed the Aldrei for eg Sudur Music Festival and speaks highly of the event. 

You can read the full article in pdf here or read it in the adventure travel section at the Guardian.
		
				
	

	
	

		

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