Polar Explorers

This section centralises the names, nationalities and short bios of the polar explorers that have appeared on this website since it was launched in November 1997. Please bear in mind that this section is a work in progress

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Carmichael Todd (USA)

Todd Carmichael is a brilliant American businessman having succeeded in the coffee roasting business to be precise. Conquering the South Pole has long been one of his dreams.
Caroll John (Great Britain)

John Caroll has been a member of the Polar Quest/Polar Watch party of the Royal Navy's expedition. He has taken part of retracing Sir Edward Parry's route over Melville Island to Nias Point not far from Isachen.
Chamart-Boudet Frédéric (France)

Frenchman Frédéric Chamart-Boudet almost lost his life making an attempt on a short crossing of the Arctic pack-ice.
Chambers Alan (United Kingdom)

Alan Chambers MBE was born in North Lincolnshire1968 and educated at Frederick Gough School, Lincolnshire. In 1985 hejoined the Royal Marine Commandos in Devon and continued to serve inthe Royal Marines for the next sixteen years, qualifying as a diver,parachutist, paramedic and ski survival instructor.
Chao Roger (Australia)

Roger Chao is an Australian explorer/adventurer and environmental campaigner and philosopher-ethicist. His interests are applied ethics, environmental ethics, polital theory, consequentialism, atheism, value theory, ethical theory, political philosophy, and their implications for every day life.
Chapple Sean (Great Britain)

Sean Chapple has been the leader of both Royal Navy and Marines expeditions to the Arctic and the Antarctic (2006-07)
Cheesebourgh Beth (Great Britain)

Beth Cheesebourgh was a part of the all female expedition led by Correnè Erasmus Coetzer which went from Hercules Hercules Inlet to South Pole, back in 2006-07 austral summer season.
Chukov Vladimir (Russia)

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Cookson Henry (Great Britain)

Henry's passion for Polar Expeditions and adventure travel first started in 2005 when he signed himself up to take part in a race to the Magnetic North Pole, known as the Scott Dunn Polar Challenge. Together with 2 friends, Rory Sweet and Rupert Longsdon, Team Hardware.com was formed. The team ended up winning the 360 mile race across the frozen Arctic in a record breaking 11 days- a time which has yet to be bettered.
Cornelissen Marc (The Netherlands)

After Marc Cornelissen completed his studies in 1995 at the Technical University in Delft, he decided to trade in his budding career as an architect for that of a professional adventurer and organizer of expeditions.
Crowley Paul (Canada)

Paul's journey to Iqaluit in 1995 took him from his native Province ofQuebec, to living in the Gatineau Hills, to the Coast and Interior ofBritish Columbia.