Erling Kagge

Efter andra världskriget började Theodor Teto Ahrenberg (1912-1989) att skapa en av de mest ambitiösa och egensinniga privata samlingar av modern konst som funnits; en samling som alltjämt i stort sett är okänd. Den innehöll närmare tusen verk av etablerade mästare som Matisse, Picasso och Chagall, och av banbrytande yngre konstnärer som Kantor, Baertling och Tinguely. Ahrenbergs komplexa och personliga samling formades av hans övertygelse om att han inte bara var samlare utan även katalysator någon som underlättade för utställningar, samarbeten och uppdrag, och använde konsten för att motsätta sig konservatism och självbelåtenhet. Samlingen beslagtogs 1962 av de svenska myndigheterna, under omtvistade förhållanden, och skingrades sedan. Det fanns också långt gångna planer på att skapa ett nytt konstmuseum av världsklass, ritat av Le Corbusier, på vattnet utanför Norr Mälarstrand. Även dessa planer skingrades. Ahrenberg byggde sedan upp en ny och än mer progressiv samling som lyfte fram konstnärer ur 60-talets avantgarde, såsom Christo, Arman, Lucio Fontana och Niki de Saint Phalle. Med hjälp av ett rikt bildmaterial och korrespondens, varav mycket aldrig tidigare har publicerats, utforskar denna bok på ett uttömmande sätt Ahrenbergs fascinerande samlingar och liv.

‘Extraordinary’ ANNE APPLEBAUM‘Thrilling . . . a record of an infatuation’ TELEGRAPH ‘The book of a lifetime’ ELIF SHAFAK‘The North Pole proves to be the perfect subject for him’ MICHAEL PALIN'Heart-catching . . . fabulous' OBSERVER ‘A beautiful book’ ALAIN DE BOTTONThe epic adventure story of humanity’s obsession with the North Pole, from Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge who travelled there in 1990Throughout recorded human time, few places on Earth have inspired as much fascination as the North Pole. This is an otherworldly place where the sun rises and stays aloft for six whole months before setting, plunging the expanse of ice and water into darkness for half a year.Foot-stepping alongside Erling Kagge, who ventured to the North Pole in the spring of 1990, we hear the story of the North Pole as never told before. From Herodotus who first wondered what the northernmost point of our planet might be like, to the intrepid early cartographers who mapped the world, and the legendary expeditions led by Fridtjof Nansen and Robert Peary – the first polar explorer global celebrities – who were in the grip of a dangerous obsession to get to the North Pole first. What emerges is a new history of the world, spanning thousands of years, as seen from the ‘silver-shining vacantness’ of the North Pole.Blending memories from Kagge’s own 1990 trip with this epic history, The North Pole is an adventure story, a book about enacting hidden human dreams, about difficult fathers and their difficult sons, and a psychological record of what it means to keep putting one foot in front of the other in the face of adversity. It is for anyone who’s gazed out at the horizon – and wondered what happens if you just keep walking.'As an explorer Erling Kagge is world class; as a writer he is equally gifted’ RANULPH FIENNES

Hans eventyr er episke. Det er umuligt ikke at forelske sig dybt i Nordpolen, når man læser Erling Kagges bog, der er skrevet med smittende entusiasme. Længe før nogen rejste til Nordpolen, har mennesker drømt om og spekuleret over, hvad der gemte sig under Nordstjernen. Var det Paradisets have? Et magisk fjeld? Et sted med evig sol? Det skulle tage tusinder af år, før Nordpolen blev fravristet sine hemmeligheder. Erling Kagge er den første, der har gået på ski til Nordpolen og Sydpolen – og besteget Mount Everest. I denne storslåede fortælling om verdens nordligste punkt følger han i egne og andres spor og drager ud på en ekspedition ind i myterne, litteraturen og historierne om, hvad der befinder sig på toppen af jordkloden. Nordpolen er en tankevækkende bog om naturen og vores egen plads i den. Det er en personlig beretning om nysgerrighed og eventyrlyst, om livsfarlige polarekspeditioner, klimaforandringer og geopolitik – for alle, der har på et tidspunkt har rettet blikket mod horisonten og funderet over, hvad man finder, hvis man bare fortsætter med at gå.

‘Extraordinary’ ANNE APPLEBAUM‘Thrilling . . . a record of an infatuation’ TELEGRAPH ‘The book of a lifetime’ ELIF SHAFAK‘The North Pole proves to be the perfect subject for him’ MICHAEL PALIN'Heart-catching . . . fabulous' OBSERVER ‘A beautiful book’ ALAIN DE BOTTONThe epic adventure story of humanity’s obsession with the North Pole, from Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge who travelled there in 1990Throughout recorded human time, few places on Earth have inspired as much fascination as the North Pole. This is an otherworldly place where the sun rises and stays aloft for six whole months before setting, plunging the expanse of ice and water into darkness for half a year.Foot-stepping alongside Erling Kagge, who ventured to the North Pole in the spring of 1990, we hear the story of the North Pole as never told before. From Herodotus who first wondered what the northernmost point of our planet might be like, to the intrepid early cartographers who mapped the world, and the legendary expeditions led by Fridtjof Nansen and Robert Peary – the first polar explorer global celebrities – who were in the grip of a dangerous obsession to get to the North Pole first. What emerges is a new history of the world, spanning thousands of years, as seen from the ‘silver-shining vacantness’ of the North Pole.Blending memories from Kagge’s own 1990 trip with this epic history, The North Pole is an adventure story, a book about enacting hidden human dreams, about difficult fathers and their difficult sons, and a psychological record of what it means to keep putting one foot in front of the other in the face of adversity. It is for anyone who’s gazed out at the horizon – and wondered what happens if you just keep walking.'As an explorer Erling Kagge is world class; as a writer he is equally gifted’ RANULPH FIENNES

The Norwegian explorer, philosopher and acclaimed writer tells of his historic 58-day journey to the North Pole on skis in this provocative memoir that is a profound meditation on nature and the history of explorers' obsession. The North Pole looms large in our collective psyche--the ultimate Otherland in a world mapped and traversed. It is the center of our planet's rotation, one of the places that is most vulnerable in an epoch of global climate change. Its sub-zero temperatures and strange year of one sunset and one sunrise make it an eerie, utterly disorienting place that challenges human endurance and understanding.Erling Kagge and his friend B rge Ousland became the first people "to ever reach the pole without dogs, without depots and without motorized aids," skiing for 58 days from a drop off point on the ice edge of Canada's northernmost island.Erling describes his record-making journey, probing the physical challenges and psychological motivations for embarking on such an epic expedition, the history of the territory's exploration, its place in legend and art, and the thrilling adventures he experienced during the trek. It is another example of what bestselling author Robert MacFarlane has called "Kagge's extraordinary life in wild places,"Erling also observes the key role that this place holds in our current climate and geopolitical conversations. As majestic, mesmerizing, and monumental as the terrain it captures, After the North Pole is for anyone who has gazed out at the horizon--and wondered what happens if you keep going.After the North Pole is illustrated with 12-14 photographs.Translated from the Norwegian by Kari Dickson.

Nordpolen omges av ett häpnadsväckande landskap, svåråtkomligt och farligt. Få har sett det med egna ögon, men oändligt fler har drömt och skapat myter om platsen. Redan för 2 000 år sedan nedtecknades berättelser om världens nordligaste punkt av människor som aldrig hade varit där. Det har däremot författaren och äventyraren Erling Kagge, som efter femtioåtta dagar på skidor tillsammans med vännen Børge Ousland blev först att nå Nordpolen utan hjälp av slädhundar, depåer eller motorfordon.I denna bok väver Kagge samman personliga minnen och betraktelser från den strapatsrika expeditionen med skildringar av tidigare upptäcktsfärder och Nordpolens plats i historien, konsten och litteraturen. Fascinationen och begäret att veta mer om platsen tycks vara tidlöst. Den här historiska skildringen av Nordpolen är en berättelse om oss människor, men också om vidunderlig vildmark, fängslande myter och smältande is.

Lenge før noen reiste til Nordpolen, har mennesker hatt forestillinger om hva skjedde om man la i vei og fulgte Nordstjernen. Det unike området i nord har fascinert mennesker til alle tider. Var det Edens hage? Et sted med evig sol? Forfatter og eventyrer Erling Kagge gikk til Nordpolen i 1990. I en storslått biografi om Nordpolen følger han egne og andres spor, og legger ut på en vandring i mytene, litteraturen og historiene om hva som befinner seg på jordas ytterpunkt. Nordpolen er en tankevekkende fortelling om naturen og vår egen plass i den. Det er en personlig beretning om nysgjerrighet og eventyrlyst, om livsfarlige ekspedisjoner, om klima- og sikkerhetspolitikk og mye mer. Dette er en rikt illustrert og velskrevet bok for alle som har løftet blikket mot horisonten – og lurt på hva som skjer om man bare fortsetter å gå.

Äärimmäisissä olosuhteissa oppii arvostamaan jokapäiväistä elämää; tämän tietää parhaiten norjalainen Erling Kagge, ensimmäinen ihminen, joka on kävellyt maapallon kolmeen ääripisteeseen: pohjoisnavalle, etelänavalle ja Mount Everestille.Lyhyet kirjoitukset pohdiskelevat epäonnistumisen tärkeyttä, yksinolon sietämätöntä autuutta ja luonnon ihmeitä. Keskellä jäätikköä ja kestävyyden äärirajoilla ihminen tekee myös käytännöllisiä havaintoja: vaikeinta on nousta ylös aamulla, mukavuus on yliarvostettua, ja reippaus ei säily termospullossa.Naparetkeilijän mielenmaiseman voi saavuttaa myös kotisohvalla.Erling Kagge on norjalainen seikkailija, kustantaja, kirjailija, taiteen keräilijä, juristi ja kolmen tyttären isä. Hänen kiehtovia kirjojaan on käännetty 38 kielelle.

A renowned explorer and acclaimed author shows us that walking is a natural accompaniment to creativity--and among the most radical things we can do. "Simple, profound ... compelling ... a book that] packs a surprisingly motivational punch" (GQ). Why do we walk? Where do we walk from? What is our destination? Placing one foot in front of the other and embarking on the journey of discovery are activities intrinsic to our nature. But as universal as walking is, each of us will experience it differently. For renowned explorer Erling Kagge, walking is a natural accompaniment to creativity: the occasion for the unspoken dialogue of thinking. Walking is also the antidote to the speed at which we conduct our lives, to our insistence on rushing, on doing everything in a precipitous manner.

** The North Pole: The History of an Obsession by Erling Kagge is out now **AN ODE TO WALKING FROM ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING EXPLORERS AND THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SILENCE'Erling Kagge is a philosophical adventurer - or perhaps an adventurous philosopher' New York Times____________________________________'After having put my shoes on and let my thoughts wander, I am sure of one thing - to put one foot in front of the other is one of the most important things we do.'From those perilous first steps as a toddler, to great expeditions, from walking to work to trekking to the North Pole, Erling Kagge explains that he who walks goes further and lives better.Walking is a book about the love of exploration, the delight of discovery and the equilibrium that can be found in this most simple of activities.____________________________________'If you are a walker this book will resonate with you, if you have seldom or never walked this book should be compulsory reading' Rosamund Young'A thought-proving and enjoyable book that revels in seeing the global in the local. Erling Kagge reveals new ways to view home and homo sapiens, and, as he travels leisurely, we grow slowly wiser' Tristan Gooley'Part rumination, part walking coach and companion . . . and one that might just do more for your health and happiness than your treadmill alone ever could' New York Journal of Books'A thoughtful book-length essay on a taken-for-granted human activity' Kirkus'[Walking is] much more subtle than a typical self-help . . . Erling Kagge uses his acquaintance with extreme environments to reflect on the mental and physical benefits of walking' Economist

'Erling Kagge transforms and consoles us' Alain de Botton ____________________________Surviving extreme conditions can teach us to lead a fulfilled life. No one knows this better than Erling Kagge, who was the first man in history to reach all of the Earth's poles by foot - the North, the South, and the summit of Everest. In Philosophy for Polar Explorers he brings together the wisdom and expertise he has gained from the expeditions that have taken him to the limits of the earth, and of human endurance.In sixteen meditative but practical lessons - from cultivating an optimistic outlook, to getting up at the right time, to learning to take pleasure in the small things and comfort in solitude - Erling Kagge reveals what survival in the most extreme conditions can teach us about how to lead a meaningful life. Wherever we may be headed. ____________________________'His wisdom will soothe and awaken' Fearne Cotton'A delightful book that explores the strange land between getting out of bed in the morning and reaching for the moon Tristan Gooley'A wonderfully deft Swiss army knife of a book' Dan Richards'As an explorer Erling Kagge is world class; as a writer he is equally gifted' Sir Ranulph Fiennes 'Erling Kagge is a philosophical adventurer - or perhaps an adventurous philosopher' The New York Times'An author for our noisy times, full of a rare and deeply redemptive languor and perspective' Alain de Botton

Finn din egen Sydpol. Erling Kagge var den første i historien til å nå alle jordas tre ytterpunkter - Nordpolen, Sydpolen og toppen av Mount Everest. Han er grunnleggeren av Kagge Forlag og far til tre døtre. " Alt jeg ikke lærte på skolen. Filosofi for eventyrere" inneholder 16 korte tekster om mot, nysgjerrighet, risiko og lykke - om viktigheten av å feile, kunsten å være alene og hvorfor vi bør lytte til naturen.