News

This section is featuring the latest news regarding adventure in the polar regions and from the expeditions we are following closely.

• Delayed

  Published on 03.03.2011 - General Info

  All the arcrtic expeditions are delayed until Saturday.

• The Arctic Expeditions Season Is Starting

  Published on 23.02.2011 - General Info

  There aren’t that many people heading for the North Pole this spring. But the projects are both varied and interesting.

• In the footsteps of Scott and Amundsen ?

  Published on 30.01.2011 - General Info

  Before coming to the new Arctic adventures that are already sniffing the air, we would like to finish this Antarctic 2010-2011 season by zooming in on the extravaganza that the adventurers are preparing for themselves for the next season on the 6th Continent. And which is intending to celebrate the centenary of a great date in polar history.

• Engines’ Appearance on Stage

  Published on 17.01.2011 - General Info

  If only one image of this closing Antarctic season had to be retained, it would without doubt be the appearance on the 6th Continent’s stage of motor vehicles of every hue.

• Season Ends on a Background Strike

  Published on 17.01.2011 - General Info

  It is on a labour-political note the Antarctic expedition season is finishing on this occasion; a major strike in Punta Arenas is indeed preventing ALE’s Ilyushins from taking off and going to collect the tourists who are blocked in the Antarctic.

• Success for Willem and Hannah

  Published on 13.01.2011 - One step at a time

  The duo Willem ter Horst - Hannah McKeand made it to the South Pole on 11 January 2011. They needed 46 days and 8 hours to complete the trek.

• Battle for the 11-1-11

  Published on 09.01.2011 - One step at a time

  Without any doubt the pair Ter Horst - McKeand is going to reach the South Pole soon. But Willem got suddenly an idea : what about making the arrival unforgettable by getting there on 11 January 2011 (11-1-11) ?

• Success For ‘Deepsea Under The Pole’

  Published on 07.01.2011 - Under the Pole.com

  Last spring, we followed the Ghislain Bardout 'Deepsea Under The Pole by Rolex' Expedition. We are returning to it for a moment because of the success that this unprecedented adventure has had now that it has taken place.

• Slowely but shurely

  Published on 06.01.2011 - One step at a time

  The pair Willem ter Horst - Hannah McKeand have just passed the difficult degree 87, a zone famous for his big sastrugis fields and bumpy surfaces. Their progression is nevertheless remarkably regular.

• Foot abandons his attempt

  Published on 05.01.2011 - The South Pole and Back (solo)

  After having reached the South Pole safely, Chris Foot has to yield to the facts : due to a late start at Hercules (and above all a late flight from Punta), he has no more time to make the return trip from South Pole. Next year, he'll be back, he said.

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