Nils Petter Faarlund (born 1937) is a Norwegian mountaineer. He has been proponent for outdoor recreation by simple means, with use of natural materials, expressing criticism to commercialisation and synthetic materials.
Nils Petter Faarlund | |
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 Faarlund in 2015 | |
| Born | 1937 (age 86–87) Østre Toten, Norway |
| Occupation | Mountaineer |
| Awards | Order of St. Olav (2008) |
Career
editBorn in 1937 in Østre Toten, Faarlund graduated as biochemical engineer from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1961. He established Norges Høgfjellsskole in Hemsedal in 1967.[1] In 1972 he established outdoor recreation as an academic field at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.[2] He was also responsible for mountaineering courses at the Norwegian Military Academy.[1]
His first ascents include climbing the west wall of Store Venjetinden in winter 1963, the west wall of Stetind in 1966, and the north wall of Tjørnholstind in 1972.[1]
Faarlund edited the magazine Mestre fjellet from 1968 to 2000. in 2015 he published the book Frilutsliv. He has been a proponent for practicing outdoor recreation by simple means, with use of natural materials, and has expressed criticism to commercialization and use of syntetic materials.[1]
Awards
editFaarlund was awarded honorary membership of the International Federation of Mountain Guide Associations in 1999.[1]
He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 2008,[1] and was awarded Den norske friluftslivprisen in 2009.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Askheim, Svein. "Nils Petter Faarlund". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Den norske friluftslivsprisen. Nils Faarlund (prisvinner 2009)". friluftslivforalle.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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