My love for the mountains was instilled in me from birth, and my passion for filmmaking began when I got my first camera at age ten. Today, I feel very fortunate to be able to combine these two worlds in my job as an outdoor filmmaker. I’m interested in powerful stories, inspiring people, and extraordinary achievements in the outdoor world. Through my adventure films, I want to inspire people to spend more time in nature and push their own limits. I feel most at home with a camera in my hand in the middle of a glacier at -15 °C, ideally during a snowstorm. I currently live in Chamonix, France, and enjoy having some of the most impressive mountains in the Alps right on my doorstep.
Moritz Krause
Written articles
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adventure & travel
Expedition Svalbard | Challenges of a border crossing - Part IV
04/20/2026 • Moritz KrauseFor 40 days in April and May 2023, I lived on the glaciers of Spitsbergen. My team and I covered 700 kilometers - once on skis from south to north across the Arctic island. In parts 1 and 2 of this series, I talked about the mental challenges that accompanied me during this expedition. But what would I have liked to have known beforehand that would have made my life easier during these 40 days? If you are about to embark on such a journey or simply want an insight into my thoughts: This one's for you. Here are ten things I learned directly or indirectly from our expedition through Spitsbergen. -
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Expedition Svalbard | Challenges of a border crossing - Part III
02/23/2026 • Moritz KrausePART I and PART II of this series of articles dealt with the mental challenges of a 40-day Arctic expedition, i.e.: What goes through the mind of someone who is traveling "off the grid" for such a long time for the first time, isolated from everything familiar and in the middle of an extreme situation for 1.5 months? In order to create a complete documentary film during such an expedition, however, there is a much more specific question - one that cost me sleepless nights before the trip: How do you even film in the eternal cold? -
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Expedition Svalbard | Challenges of a border crossing - Part II
01/15/2026 • Moritz KrauseIn the first week, it was not even clear whether the team would reach the southern tip at all. While storms raged outside, the battle against their own motivation began inside the tent. But the apparent routine that followed was a fallacy. In the second part of his article series, Moritz takes us further into the psychological depths of a 40-day expedition. He gives an unembellished account of the enormous pressure to meet the sponsors' expectations and deliver a documentary film without a script, when all you really want to do is lie in a warm sleeping bag. How do you turn doubt into routine? Why are sunsets a torture? And how do you prepare your mind for such extremes? Moritz shares his personal learnings and gives tangible tips for mental training - so that fear eventually turns into strength. -
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Expedition Svalbard | Challenges of a border crossing - Part I
12/26/2025 • Moritz KrauseFor his film project 'End to End Svalbard', Moritz spent 40 days on an expedition through Spitsbergen. Over the coming months, he will be reporting on his personal experiences and insights from this border crossing in a four-part series of articles and sharing his emotional life with us. One of the reasons for this is that he found hardly any reports at the time that provided open and honest information about the obstacles. The first part is about the mental challenges that such an expedition entails.
