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Phil Raisbeck

An Interview with Phil

Having been fascinated with Phil’s tales of his Fjällräven Polar experience we asked him if we could follow up on his adventure with an interview. Very kindly, he agreed to answer some of our questions. Hi Phil, I suppose the first question we’d like to ask is, how did you find out about Fjällräven Polar 2014 and what made you decide to take part? I first came across the Fjällräven brand in the summer of 2012 when visiting the Lake District, where I bought a few items of their clothing.... Read More

The Fjällräven Polar Day 4 – Haway the Dogs

I had a great night’s sleep, probably the best I have had for a very long time. So good that both Phil and I had slept in. We should have been up at 6am, but instead woke just before 7am. Maybe that’s the secret to my sleeping problems, I need to sell my house and just live in a tent for the rest of my life in the Arctic Circle. If only…   After waking Phil up, he once again showed his military instincts by jumping out of sleeping bag... Read More

Day 3 – Let Fjällräven Polar 2014 Begin!

After a not so great night sleep for me due to strong winds (from the weather, not Phil), we were up at 5am before heading to Signaldalen to be each assigned our six husky dogs for the trek. We arrived at Signaldalen to meet the 240 dogs that would take us all on our 300km trek, where the sound of them barking was unbelievable. I had never heard anything quite like it. You literally had to shout to each other in order to be heard. The reason the dogs were... Read More