Mikael Strandberg

Mikael Strandberg
Born	February 15, 1962 (1962-02-15) (age 49) Dala-Järna
Residence	Oman
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation	Lecturer, explorer, author, film maker
Religion	Free spirit, but believer
Website
www.mikaelstrandberg.com
Notes A little film about Mikael Strandberg

Mikael Strandberg (born February 15, 1962) is a Swedish explorer, filmmaker and writer.^[1]

Biography

Mikael Strandberg was born in 1962 in Dala-Järna, Sweden. He started his professional career as an explorer 23 years ago. Strandberg is currently working as an explorer, a lecturer and a writer. He has also produced three internationally renowned documentaries for television Patagonia - 3,000 Kilometres by Horse and The Masaai People - 1,000 Kilometres by Foot and his much awarde-, -58 Degrees – Exploring Siberia on Skies.

Expeditions

• 1986-1987 – Strandberg went by bicycle from Chile to Alaska, a distance of 27,500 kilometres. He crossed the El Darién Jungle, 800 kilometres of virgin rainforest between Panama and Colombia, without any roads. He carried his bike through swamps and a dense jungle for a month.
• 1989-1992 – He went by bicycle from Norway to South Africa a distance of 33,000 kilometres, passing through the Sahara Desert. It took 3 months to push the bike through the dessert, with the help of only a manual compass.
• 1994–1996 – Strandberg went by bicycle from New Zealand to Cairo traversing Asia, a distance of 90,000 kilometres.
• 1997–1998 – As a newlywed, Strandberg was accompanied by his wife on his next expedition. This was also their honeymoon. Patagonia 3,000 kilometres by horse through an isolated, windy and painfully cold part of the world.^[2]
• 2000 – Strandberg walked through Maasailand in Eastern Africa, exploring all clans of the Maasai people.^[3]
• 2004 – Strandberg explored the unknown Kolyma River in North-Eastern Siberia. 3500 km:s by canoe and by skis. An Expedition which is globally hailed as one of the coldest ever in the history of exploration.^[4]
• 2009/11 – Expedition Arabia. 12 500 km:s of travelling through the hottest inhabited places on earth, in the Arabian deserts and Sahara, with camel.^[5]

Works

Strandberg has written seven books (all in Swedish, but under translation to English right now) and numerous articles. His books are the following:

• På Cykel från Chile till Alaska ISBN 91-85014-64-8, ISBN 978-91-85014-64-4.
• På Cykel genom Afrika ISBN 91-85014-65-6
• På Cykel från Nya Zeeland till Kairo ISBN 978-91-85014-88-0
• Sigge - vildhunden från Patagonien ISBN 91-87894-83-1
• Patagonien, 300 mil till häst ISBN 91-87894-88-2
• Massajland - 100 mil till fots ISBN 978-91-7083-032-7
• Sibirien - det glömda landet

References

1. ^ Mikael Strandberg: An Adventurer’s Life, accessed 2010-05-18
2. ^ Interview by Canadian Newspaper
3. ^ Expedition Maasailand
4. ^ Expedition Siberia
5. ^ From Oman to Morocco by camel

External links

• Preparing for the Next Expedition Blog
• An explorer Learning Arabic
• Slide show from Patagonia 2008
• Slide show from Peru, Galapagos and Ecuador 2008
• Slide show from Rub Al-Khali 2009
• Slide show from Oman 2009
• Slide show from Yemen 2009
• A little promotional film about Explorer Mikael Strandberg
• Mikaels profile on the British Chapter of the Explorers Club website

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Name	Strandberg, Mikael
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Date of birth	February 15, 1962
Place of birth	Dala-Järna
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