Today I awoke with aching forearms. I had been a fool by breaking two cardinal principles, never use blunt tools and don’t let yourself become cold. I had been using …
The Ice Hotel: Big machines
So here we are at the Ice Hotel in Kemi Finland. I’m one of the lucky ones as I’ve so far spent all my time inside my snow tunnel sheltered …
Santa on his Quadbike
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Today is New Years day and what a marvel it is to behold. We saw the new year in by seeing a fire work display that was more like a …
The Nest
Today we woke to see the snow falling and the trees bending in the wind that was coming from over the lake. Wind in -degree conditions is never a good …
Ice Harvesting and snow building
After a hard days work Kimmo said “Thank you for helping me with my hobby.” “No problem Kimmo.” Kimmo made a great contribution whilst sat on his quad bike. We …
In the asylum
So I step off the train in darkest Finland, it is -10 and there is Kimmo my long time Polar Bear friend waving his big hand at me. I go …
Halifax Ice Nativity
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So Frankenstein eventually came to life and had the lights on him, with all the pieces in place for the composition which reflects Michelangelo’s creation; with a few little extras …
Frankenstein comes alive in ice
The ice sculpture season has well an truly begun with a truly spanking ice sculpture festival in Holland with ice sculpture events. Two weeks of chainsaws, a load of chiselling …