Nationality Greenland Inuit Spouse Ann Andreasen Role Explorer | Name Ole Hammeken Occupation polar explorer, actor Movies Inuk | |
Parents Maritha Hammeken, Motzflot Hammeken People also search for Mike Magidson, Ann Andreasen, Rebekka Jorgensen, Jean-Michel Huctin, Sylvie Barbe | ||
Ole Jorgen Hammeken
Tell us about the arctic: Ole Jørgen Hammeken, explorer
Ole Jørgen Hammeken − born in 1956 in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, of Maritha and Motzflot Hammeken − is a Greenlandic explorer and actor, based in Denmark and Russia.
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- Ole Jorgen Hammeken
- Tell us about the arctic Ole Jrgen Hammeken explorer
- Polar exploration
- Acting
- Personal life
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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, 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. He is a member of The Explorers Club.
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.
Personal life
In 1993 Hammeken returned from Denmark, having abandoned a judicial career, deciding to settle in Uummannaq. January 2013 Hammeken moved from Uummannaq.
Hammeken is an advocate of traditional Greenlandic arts, preservation of dogsledding and historical hunting techniques.
