Celeste Pomerantz // To Svalbard in Search of Un-skied Couloirs
On the Wind Sailing
English - June 22, 2023 15:46 - 1 hour - 61.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 497 ratingsWilderness Sports Society & Culture Places & Travel 59north andyschell captain crew crewoffshore mate miakarlsson ocean offshore sailboat Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Celeste Pomerantz wasn't a sailor until she signed up for a sail & ski trip out of Tromsø, Norway, that was headed north in search of un-skied peaks in Svalbard. The boat was called SOFIE, and was owned and skippered by friend of 59º North, Mats Grimsaeth. I discovered Celeste in the ski film Wavy 2 about the adventure and immediately reached out to her. We talked about sailing in the Arctic, her upbringing in the mountains of western British Columbia, similarities between big mountain skiing and offshore sailing, managing fear, 'imposter syndrome' and her studies in renewable energy.
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