Rescuers are hunting for a UK-based journalist who vanished in bad weather during a solo hike in a remote national park in Norway.

Alec Luhn, 38, is an American-born reporter who has worked for several prestigious outlets including the New York Times and the Guardian.

He was reported missing on Monday after failing to get on a flight back to the UK from Bergen, a city around 40 miles northwest of Folgefonna National Park, where Luhn was trekking.

Local media reported that he was on holiday with his sister in the Nordic nation and decided to go out on a four-day hike on July 31 from an outdoor centre in Ullensvang on the northern edge of the park.

The national park is a desolate 550 sq. km. park that is home to one of the country's biggest glaciers.