Newsletter #175 (View other news stories)
Man completes trans-national forklift trek
NORDKAPP, Norway
Thursday, 16 Sep 2004
A man has completed the unusual feat of crossing Norway in a forklift truck.
Ove Alstad drove a Toyota 7-series 2.5 ton IC forklift 2670 kilometres from the southern-most point of Norway, Lindeness, to the most northerly point, Nordkapp.
Alstad, who received a dollar-for-dollar sponsorship from Toyota Truck Norway, said he embarked on the 17-day journey to raise money for orphaned children in Russia
"The air conditioning was particularly useful, as the sun shines for 24 hours at the North Cape and the temperature reached 30 degrees centigrade!" he said.
"I am delighted to have completed this journey and to have raised money for orphaned children in Russia."
Toyota Truck Norway sales director Jan Høgli said the forklift did not experience any problems throughout the journey, which saw Alstad pass through such towns as Skien, Hønefoss, Eidsvoll and Narvik.
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