When not travelling in the Polar Regions he is working at the Fagernes Medical Centre in the south-central mountain region of Norway, and heading the local casualty department. Ole takes a keen interest in emergency medicine and mountain medicine, and is a volunteer for the mountain rescue service. He is accredited in air medicine and diving medicine. His polar experience includes one season as a field physician at Troll Station during the austral summer of 2005-2006, and 1,5 years at Longyearbyen Hospital in Svalbard. Since then, the Norwegian Polar Institute has valued Ole's expertise and contributions to the institute's planning and crew training ahead of the field seasons.