{"id":93475,"date":"2024-02-20T15:30:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T15:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/?p=93475"},"modified":"2024-02-20T16:58:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T16:58:17","slug":"elijah-ourth-white-ribbon-sweden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/elijah-ourth-white-ribbon-sweden\/","title":{"rendered":"1,300Km ‘White Ribbon’ Skier Passes Halfway Point in Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"

One American skier is well on his way to finishing what\u2019s arguably Sweden’s most famous ski route.<\/p>\n

Few set out to cover all 1,300 kilometers of the \u201cWhite Ribbon” (or “Vita Band” in Swedish), an ambitious enchainment that traces Scandinavia’s mountainous backbone.<\/p>\n

Chicagoan Elijah Ourth is one contender.<\/p>\n

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Ourth registered for the ski trip, posing with the list of confirmed White Ribbon finishers. Photo: Ourth<\/p><\/div>\n

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The adventure photographer kicked off his journey in early January, and yesterday reported he\u2019s reached Hemavan \u2014 the route\u2019s snowy, spiky 700km halfway point.<\/p>\n

Despite stiff challenges from storms and deep drifts, Ourth sounded plucky in an Instagram update. After churning through stubborn powder at 1 kph in G\u00e4ddede, he was excited for a pizza-tasting respite.<\/p>\n

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