Ole Jørgen Hammeken

Ole Jørgen Hammeken − born in 1956[1] in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland,[2] of Maritha and Motzflot Hammeken − is a Greenlandic explorer and actor, based in Denmark and Russia.

Ole Jørgen Hammeken
Born1956
Nuuk, Greenland,
Kingdom of Denmark
NationalityGreenlandic
CitizenshipKingdom of Denmark
Occupationpolar explorer, actor
Parent(s)Maritha and Motzflot Hammeken

Career

Polar exploration

He participated in 2007 in the 'Global Warming Dogsled Expedition' – a journey of over 500 km (310 mi) up and over the Greenland ice sheet from Uummannaq Fjord to Ilulissat,[3] intended to draw people's attention to climate change and global warming.

In 2008, Hammeken completed a circumpolar voyage in a motorized open boat. In February 2009, Hammeken planned a centennial dog sled trip from northern Canada to the North Pole, 771 km (480 mi), one-way, minimum distance, retracing the footsteps of Robert Peary.[4][5] He is a member of The Explorers Club.[6]

Acting

In 2009 Hammeken played the lead role of Ikuma in Le Voyage D'Inuk, a French-Greenlandic film in the Greenlandic language. The film premiered on 20 April 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden.[7]

Personal life

In 1993 Hammeken returned from Denmark, having abandoned a judicial career, deciding to settle in Uummannaq. January 2013 Hammeken moved from Uummannaq.[2][8][9]

It is important to have all these things right because we were colonized so long ago, we can't remember what we forgot.

— Hammeken commenting on the Danish-to-Greenlandic name changes in cartography[10]

Hammeken is an advocate of traditional Greenlandic arts, preservation of dogsledding and historical hunting techniques.[11]

References
  1. "Nødstedt i Ishavet". Berlingske Tidende (in Danish). 13 September 2003. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  2. Ehrlich, Gretel (2001). This Cold Heaven: Seven Seasons in Greenland. Random House. pp. 5–9. ISBN 978-0-679-75852-5.
  3. "Vil åbne ny slæderute mellem Ilulissat og Uummannaq". Sermitsiaq (in Danish). 19 March 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  4. "Expedition to follow in Peary's tracks". Sermitsiaq. 19 October 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  5. "Greenlandic explorer Ole Jørgen Hammeken to commemorate Peary's centenary". Explorersweb. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  6. "Grønlænder i eventyrerklub". Sermitsiaq (in Danish). 4 January 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  7. "Filmen 'Inuk' havde premiere i dag". Sermitsiaq (in Danish). 20 April 2010. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  8. "Children's Home Uummannaq". Children's Home Uummannaq, Official Website. Retrieved 17 July 2010. (iframes required)
  9. "Suluk 2010 No.1" (PDF). Air Greenland. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  10. Ehrlich, Gretel (2001). This Cold Heaven: Seven Seasons in Greenland. Random House. p. 265. ISBN 978-0-679-75852-5.
  11. "Bardot Proviant Klub: media, misunderstanding and Greenland". Mediamatic. Archived from the original on 25 June 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
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