It all begins with an idea.

It all started in January 2019, deep in the Arctic wilderness of Norway’s Finnmark plateau. I was part of a ten-person expedition crossing the Finnmarksvidda with Ousland Explorers. Between digging snow shelters, melting snow for water, and learning how to survive in the severe cold, that week in the wild lit a fire for high-latitude exploration and sparked a lifelong passion for polar environments.

Fast forward to January 2021. The world was in lockdown, and life had hit pause. Stuck at home, I found myself watching South Pole expedition talks from legends like Jenny Wordsworth and Molly Hughes. Hearing their raw, inspiring, and brutally honest stories ignited something inside me. I devoured every book on polar expeditions I could get my hands on, including books chronicling incredible unsupported treks across the Antarctic plateau.

That inspiration quickly turned into a singular, driving focus: When this lockdown ends… I’m going for it.

The seed was planted.

The seed was planted to take on one of the ultimate endurance challenges—a solo, unsupported ski expedition across Antarctica to 90° South.

And that’s where Frozen Horizons began: not just as an expedition, but as a dream born in a cold tent in Norway and forged into a mission during a global standstill.