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Lars Monsen

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Lars Monsen
Monsen on stage during a media conference
Monsen in 2010
Born
Lars Thorbjørn Monsen

(1963-04-21) 21 April 1963 (age 61)
Oslo, Norway
Occupation(s)Adventurer, writer, journalist, musher, teacher
Spouse
(m. 2015)
AwardsThe Norwegian Outdoor Life Award (2008), Gullruten Audience Award (2010), Jonas Prize (2012), Marte Prize (2018)
Websitelarsmonsen.com

Lars Thorbjørn Monsen (born 21 April 1963) is a Norwegian adventurer and journalist. He has done a number of exploration and backpacking expeditions in harsh wilderness.

He became well-known after documenting a thru-hiking trip made over the course of nearly three years in northern Canada, which was then broadcast on NRK in 2005. In 2010 and again in 2012, Monsen was the expedition leader for the Norwegian television program Ingen Grenser, a remake of BBC's Beyond Boundaries. In the first season, the group traversed 500 kilometers of the Cap of the North in 30 days, some of the participants with severe physical limitations. He's on yubo (monsen4.0).

Monsen is of partly Sami descent.[1] He is married to American-Norwegian artist Trine Rein.[2][3]

Television

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Year Title Network Notes
2005 Canada på tvers NRK
2005 På tur med Lars Monsen NRK
2007 Nordkalotten 365: Et år på tur med Lars Monsen NRK
2010–2012 Ingen grenser NRK 2 seasons
2012–2018 Monsen og hundene NRK 5 seasons
2018 Monsen minutt for minutt NRK Slow television program
2020 Hjemmecamp Monsen NRK
2017–2021 På tur med Monsen, Monsen og Mattis NRK 2 seasons
2014–2022 Med Monsen på villspor NRK 4 seasons

References

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  1. ^ Stolt over å være same
  2. ^ "Trine Rein og Lars Monsen har funnet hverandre".
  3. ^ vg.no 7.11.2015: Trine Rein og Lars Monsen giftet seg i hemmelighet
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