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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Very few info on the unfolding of this expedition
Published on 29.04.2011 - Climate Neutral Pole 2 Pole
This expedition does not publish many updates about its progression. They update a daily position though.
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They reached half way and have been successfully resupplied
Published on 29.04.2011 - Pole to Pole Run
Farmer's team has been successfully resupplied by Ken Borek's Twin Otter on 27 April for another four weeks of food and fuel.
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A quite difficult decision to take
Published on 29.04.2011 - Polar Flight 90
Because of a consistant bad weather above the icepack and also because of the closing of the Barneo Station, Art Mortvedt had to abandon his project to fly his Cessna to the North Pole.
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Mother Nature is in Supreme Cotrol
Published on 26.04.2011 - Polar Flight 90
Art Mortvedt together with his 'Polar Pumpkin' Cessna could finally leave the small town of Ulukhatok and fly to Resolute and to the weather Station Eureka.
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Flying Northwards
Published on 26.04.2011 - Polar Flight 90
Finally Art Mortvedt could go on with his North Pole Flight.
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Difficult start for both Harald and Johan
Published on 24.04.2011 - Climate Neutral Pole 2 Pole
Adventurer Johan Ernst Nilson (JEN) seems to have a quite difficult start. He is complaining about frosbites, the weight of the sled, the cold winds and the presence of bad ice.
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Summary of the Pole to Pole progression (Pat Farmer)
Published on 23.04.2011 - Pole to Pole Run
As the follow up of this expedition is very well done, we just publish for this first update a list of the daily dispatches. Daily positions included.
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Climate Neutrality Expeditions
Published on 22.04.2011 - Climate Neutral Pole 2 Pole
Being involved with the Zero Emission Princess Elisabeth Station (Utseinen, Sor Rondane, Antarctica), we had to know more of course about what Johan Ernst Nilson calls the 'Climate Neutrality'.
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” Persevere we shall, with patience, we must…”
Published on 20.04.2011 - Polar Flight 90
Pilot Art Mortvedt has no chance with the weather : because of too strong winds he is still stuck in Ulukhaktok.
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The WWTW have done it !
Published on 19.04.2011 - Walking with the wounded
Seven people and 4 wounded soldiers have been dropped on the ice of the Arctic ice cap on 4 April at the point 87°450 N / 120 E wich represents a distance of about 300 from the NP. 13 days later they had made it !
