Lars Thorbjørn Monsen (born 21 April 1963) is a Norwegian adventurer and journalist. He has done a number of exploration and backpacking expeditions in harsh wilderness.
He became well-known after documenting a thru-hiking trip made over the course of nearly three years in northern Canada, which was then broadcast on NRK in 2005. In 2010 and again in 2012, Monsen was the expedition leader for the Norwegian television program Ingen Grenser, a remake of BBC's Beyond Boundaries. In the first season, the group traversed 500 kilometers of the Cap of the North in 30 days, some of the participants with severe physical limitations.
Monsen is of partly Sami descent.Stolt over å være same He is married to American-Norwegian artist Trine Rein.vg.no 7.11.2015: Trine Rein og Lars Monsen giftet seg i hemmelighet
Television YearTitleNetworkNotes2005Canada på tversNRK2005På tur med Lars MonsenNRK2007Nordkalotten 365: Et år på tur med Lars MonsenNRK2010–2012Ingen grenserNRK2 seasons2012–2018Monsen og hundeneNRK5 seasons2018Monsen minutt for minuttNRKSlow television program2020Hjemmecamp MonsenNRK2017–2021På tur med Monsen, Monsen og MattisNRK2 seasons2014–2022Med Monsen på villsporNRK4 seasons2025-2026Monsen og nasjonalparkeneNRK2 seasons
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