Key dates :

May 2^nd – Departure of the Kayak fret

Mai 31^st – Flight from Charles de Gaulle - Paris - France

June, 1^st to 4^th – Check of the permissions and rifles, get provisions of fresh supplies that have to be completed in Longyearbyen

June, 4^th – Go aboard the kayak and departure from Longyearbyen

June, 4^th to 24^th – Going up from North-West Coast of the Spitzberg to the North

June, 24^th to 27^th – Going on board a ship in the North

June, 25^th to 28^th – Stop to the scientific village of Ny-Alesund to meet some scientists from Grenoble (France)

June, 26^th to 29^th – Back to Longyearbyen

July, 2^nd – Flight back to France 

The project :

>SPITZBERG 2012 

Category : Exploration

Place : Norway

Date : June 2012

Goal : Yann would like to explore by kayak 500 km on the NW coast of the island of Spitzberg and cross the 80th parallel. Observe the collapse of the polar bear and analyze the deterioration of their habitat.

         Spitzberg 2012