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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An important week
Published on 14.01.2010 - To the South Pole and beyond…
The duo of Ryan Waters and Cecilie Skog is currently at the most difficult stage of their entire expedition. Because since leaving the South Pole, they have been climbing steadily up towards Titan Dome.
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McGrath closing in on the Pole
Published on 14.01.2010 - Antarctic Odyssey
Because she has had battery problems, Meagan McGrath has not been reporting in much over the past two weeks. But despite that, everything seems to be going well on her trek and she is not far from her goal now.
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The other teams
Published on 14.01.2010 - General Info
This Antarctic season has also seen a number of other teams out on the ice whose progress we have not been able to monitor. Some of them have not wanted to send in reports, while others have chosen to keep their details within a tight circle.
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1st Austrian Queen Maud Land Expedition
Published on 11.01.2010 - General Info
The first ever Austrian skiing and mountaineering expedition to Queen-Maud-Land, Antarctica, returned home safely and very successfully.
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Fine Reward for the Larsen Trio
Published on 05.01.2010 - General Info
The commercial expedition, led by Eric Larsen and consisting of the Canadian Liu Dong Sheng and the Irishman William Hanton, has duly arrived at the South Pole.
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“Some of the last great untamed expanses…”
Published on 04.01.2010 - General Info
41 days already out on the ice, and counting. And as they go, the trio appears to be appreciating more and more the fact that they have embarked on a truly amazing adventure. Having said that they are also quite happy about the fact they are gradually nearing the Pole.
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The girls have done it!
Published on 04.01.2010 - Kaspersky Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition
By succeeding in reaching the South Pole, the ladies of the Kaspersky Commonwealth Expedition aim to send a strong message to everyone who tracked and monitored their adventure.
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They’ve made it!
Published on 04.01.2010 - To the South Pole and beyond…
Cécilie Skog and Ryan Waters reached the South Pole on New Year's Eve. What a way to celebrate the end of the old decade and the start of the new!
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The last degree
Published on 28.12.2009 - Kaspersky Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition
With caution and quiet determination, the ladies of the Kaspersky Commonwealth Expedition all of whom are complete polar travel novices, remember have now embarked on the final 100 kilometres of their trek from the Ronne Ice Shelf to the South Pole.
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They’re thinking more about the next day than their final objective
Published on 28.12.2009 - General Info
The reports coming back from the three-person expedition (which includes two tourists) guided by Eric Larsen remain as interesting as ever.