News
This section is featuring the latest news regarding adventure in the polar regions and from the expeditions we are following closely.
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Looking forward to meet warmer climate soon
Published on 21.06.2011 - Climate Neutral Pole 2 Pole
Ernest Nilson has just started his bike trip to the great South (see our map) that wild stories come up and anecdotes are being told in his blog.
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On the bike, this time
Published on 15.06.2011 - Climate Neutral Pole 2 Pole
After two weeks rest, swedish adventurer J. E. Wilson is on the road again with the South Pole as the only goal to reach. He should bike all the way through the Americas until Patagonia.
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Before crossing the North Atlantic
Published on 14.06.2011 - Avannaq 2011
The sloop Avannaq and her crew has arrived in Galway (the fifth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland), the last port before the crossing of the North Atlantic sea.
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“A marathon runner with a heart of gold…”
Published on 13.06.2011 - Pole to Pole Run
"You are a marathon runner with a heart of gold ! ... " That's what a lady official of the city of Montreal told Pat Farmer when the adventurer visited the city...
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The Voyage of the Avannaq
Published on 09.06.2011 - General Info
Some of our visitors are undoubtedly wondering why Explorapoles is following a sailing trip which seems to have no direct connection with the polar regions.
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Smooth sailing
Published on 08.06.2011 - Avannaq 2011
Between currents and swells, the sailing in that part of Ireland is not too hazardous after all... Avannaq 2011 reached Dingle after a smooth sailing.
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Avannaq reached Dingle
Published on 06.06.2011 - Avannaq 2011
They have arrived in Dingle and will anchor for the next two days. Sailing was quite uncomfortable with Force 6 winds and a choppy sea.
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Sailing along the south west coast if Ireland
Published on 04.06.2011 - Avannaq 2011
Avannaq and her crew is slowly making her way to Greenland. But she has to visit the west coast of Ireland first.
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Resting for a while after a hard crossing
Published on 02.06.2011 - Avannaq 2011
Avannaq 2011's crew is resting in Kinsale and enjoys this sheltered place, its beautiful and varied scents.
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From ice to bitumen
Published on 30.05.2011 - Pole to Pole Run
Pat Farmer has started his long and infernal run to South Pole. He left the city of Radisson on 19 May, north-east Canada. And now he is 'in the frying pan'...
