We made it!

Relive the journey on the map above, along with the photos, videos and text notes we shared during the expedition.

We started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, one of the northernmost towns in the world, on 3 July 2026. From there, we headed north to meet the edge of the polar ice. The ice shifts from year to year, and its position ultimately decides how far north a boat can go. On 15 July, we reached 80°4.1338′ N, the northernmost point ever reached by a human-powered boat on open ocean. That was the true beginning of our Arctic journey, not the finish, just the turn.

Once we turned south, we followed the East Greenland Current, a major surface flow of cold water that runs down the eastern side of Greenland. This section combined long stretches of open water with areas where drift ice could appear quickly, shaped by wind and weather. It was remote, quiet, and humbling in its scale.

Roughly halfway along the route lies Jan Mayen, a volcanic island that sits alone between Greenland and Iceland.

The final phase took us from Iceland toward the Faroe Islands. On 5 August, at 21:00, we rowed into the harbour of Tórshavn, where family and locals were waiting on the dock. Scotland had been our original target, but plans changed along the way. That is how it goes in the North Atlantic.

In total, we rowed 2,800 km in 33 days, 21 of them in open ocean. Like every journey in the Arctic, the route was shaped as much by nature as by planning, and that is exactly why we were drawn to it.