AWEBO — a field walk in the north
AWEBO is the internet name for the male willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) and its strange, croaking spring call, heard on the fells of northern Norway for generations as something close to a-WE-bo, a-WE-bo. AWEBO.no turns that bird into two quiet things: a free browser field walk and a small handmade wool ptarmigan series made in Norway.
The walk
AWEBO is a quiet, free browser field-walk game. You walk a tile-based Norwegian fell, flush willow ptarmigan and mountain hare from the moss, and hold a steady viewfinder to keep what appears in a memory log. No score, no streak, no enemy, no account, no signup. The first geotagged scene is set on the fells around Tranøy in Nordland, northern Norway.
The handmade AWEBOs
Alongside the game is a small handmade wool ptarmigan series, felted and stitched by hand in Norway in small numbered batches, from a family tradition that began in the 1990s. Both ship worldwide.
- AWEBO Bag Bird — 890 NOK. A wool ptarmigan made to carry.
- AWEBO Rock Mounted — 4 900 NOK. A wool ptarmigan set on Norwegian mountain stone.
The name and the trademark
AWEBO is an onomatopoeic spelling of the male willow ptarmigan’s loud spring advertisement call. AWEBO is a registered trademark in Norway, held by Rokter Holding. The site is operated by Rokter AS, Narvik, Norway.
What you can do on awebo.no