News

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

Few people on the ice this year

Published on 04.11.2010 - General Info

So far two major expeditions go to Antarctica this winter. One (the Fuchs Foundation) with teachers who want to develop their own sense of teaching, the other (The Moon Regan TransAntarctic Expedition) with special vehicles that are going to cross the entire 6th Continent on wheels.
Big success for Eric Larsen

Published on 23.10.2010 - Save the Poles

Last spring we have followed Eric Larsen leading an expedition of three to North Pole. This trek was only a part of a wider project: to make the three poles in less than 365 days. Few days after he summitted the Everest (with oxygen and sherpas) on 15 October, one can say that his challenge is a big success.
They have done it !

Published on 22.10.2010 - The Northern Passage 2010

Børge Ousland and his shipmates finally made it back to Norway on 20 October. As homecoming celebrations are to be held at the Fram Museum/Oslo on this Saturday (23 October), we'll know more about the last days of this adventure plus a recap next week.
Ousland : nearly back to Oslo

Published on 17.10.2010 - The Northern Passage 2010

After more than three months of sailing around the Arctic Ocean, Børge Ousland and his shipmates are nearly back to their home harbour. Together with russian yacht Peter Ist, they have turned this adventure into an historic feat...
Playing with the winds…

Published on 12.10.2010 - The Northern Passage 2010

Børge Ousland and his shipmates have sailed north of the Faroe islands. They are now starting the descent towards the Shetlands Archipelago and the west coast of Norway. Everything is fine on board.
On the Assault of the Atlantic

Published on 06.10.2010 - The Northern Passage 2010

Although Borge Ousland has made it now through the most difficult parts of his circumnavigation, he still has to face the North Atlantic Ocean -together with his two companions. And in this time of the year this is far by being a smooth sailing...
Summer 2010 : a turning point in Arctic history

Published on 27.09.2010 - The Northern Passage 2010

This summer of 2010 will have marked the history of the Arctic regions’ environment: for the first time indeed, two boats will have succeeded in going round the Arctic Ocean in a single season, without being blocked or trapped by the ice.
The most perilous part of the voyage is over

Published on 25.09.2010 - The Northern Passage 2010

Børge Ousland is almost through with the most perilous part of his voyage. He still has to face icebergs coming from Greenland's glaciers and the crossing of a raging ocean.
Through History and Ices

Published on 22.09.2010 - The Northern Passage 2010

Ousland and his cronies are sailing into what was to be the most perilous part of the voyage. But the danger was not entirely real.
Ousland : In Cambridge Bay

Published on 17.09.2010 - The Northern Passage 2010

Børge Ousland and his shipmates have arrived in Cambridge Bay at 14 UTC on the 16 September. Friends were there, the new forestay wasn't.