The Parajumpers Stories speak of lives outside the ordinary, lived in the remotest corners of earth where powerful forces of nature make everyday survival a challenge.

Longyearbyen is the largest settlement and administrative centre of Svalbard.

Svalbard in Norwegian means “Icy Coast”. Yet Heidi Sevestre, a resident ‘ice doctor’, has seen the troubling signs that this frozen landscape has changed in recent decades.

The rugged beauty of Svalbard can make it difficult to leave. Just ask Jason Roberts, originally from Australia and one of the long- time residents of the Norwegian Archipelago.

“Guiding guests through the wilderness of Svalbard is “the best job you can have”, says Kristin Eriksson. At just 23, Kristin has already been a nature guide on 3 different Continents.

In the last decade, more and more people have come to Svalbard motivated by the beauty of the place but also by the challenge of what it means to survive both as a community as well as an individual in such a unique location.