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Hagl\u00f6fs film follows a group of Swedish freeride skiers and snowboarders on an epic train journey <\/h2>\n

Back in 2019, when the hell-pit that was to be 2020 was an unknown shadow looming on the horizon, a bunch of freeride snowboarders<\/a> and skiers<\/a> embarked on the journey of a lifetime. Traveling all the way from Sweden to Japan, the crew wanted to do the trip in a minimal carbon footprint kind of way (aka a more environmentally friendly way).<\/p>\n

Trading airplanes for alternative transport options \u2013 rail, road, and sea \u2013 the epic adventure was captured on camera by Erik Nylander for a documentary called \u201812,000km\u2019.<\/p>\n

The film, sponsored by Hagl\u00f6fs, features Tom-Oliver Hedvall, his girlfriend Sibylla Lundstr\u00f6m, and a gang of travel<\/a> buddies (including decent Russian snowboarder Evgeniy Joon Ivanov).<\/p>\n

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\u201cI have always dreamt of going to Japan to ski endlessly with powder, but a couple of years I decided to stop flying\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

During their longer than Southminster to London Liverpool Street (if you know, you know) stint on the Trains-Siberian Railway, the squad make a number of stops in the deep and frostbitten mountains of Siberia. They explore unridden mountains, and immerse themselves in Russia\u2019s extreme outdoors.<\/p>\n

When they finally make it to Japan, following a sea journey, the group hop into a motorhome to explore the island of Honshu. It\u2019s real bucket list stuff. The kind of idea that once it gets its claws into you, you won\u2019t be able to shake loose of.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have always dreamt of going to Japan to ski endlessly with powder, but a couple of years I decided to stop flying,\u201d says Tom-Oliver. \u201cI had to come up with a new, more sustainable to get there so I could fulfil my dream and inspire others to do the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Credit: Erik Nylander<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

After they invited photographer<\/a> and snowboarder Erik Nylander to join, the trip ended up evolving into something they hadn\u2019t expected.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea of making it a sustainable friendly, yet epic adventure, combined with such a fun crew made me say yes straight away,\u201d recalls Erik. \u201cAt first, I thought I\u2019d tag along just as one in the group of friends to shoot some still photography and shred a lot, but then it turned into a film project.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI skied the best pillows of my life\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

One of the highlights of the trip happened when the crew\u2019s Russian friend lead them to a secret gateway in the Siberian Mountains.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe lived in a cabin in the middle of nowhere, and I skied the best pillows of my life,\u201d says Tom-Oliver.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was such a remote place with amazing riding and authentic surroundings,\u201d says Erik. \u201cAlso, the entire journey \u2013 with all the people we bumped into along the way \u2013 was quite unforgettable.\u201d<\/p>\n