News

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

• They’re Approaching The West Coast

  Published on 28.05.2009 - TAE57-58 Fuchs Foundation

  Thanks to the good weather, the four teachers of the Fuchs Foundation's expedition are making unimaginably good progress. They've just stopped at Dye II.

• The trio are finally out on the ice

  Published on 27.05.2009 - Emirates NBD Greenland Quest

  Having waited for Derek's skis to arrive, the three men have finally been taken out to the departure point of their expedition. And on 20th May, as scheduled, they set out on their trek of 3 500 km.

• Change of direction?

  Published on 27.05.2009 - General Info

  Despite the horrendous sea-ice (huge hummocks, too many leads of open water, white-out conditions, etc.), the two men are still making progress. Yet the main danger is still ahead of them!

• The four girls are nearing Pond Inlet

  Published on 27.05.2009 - Baffin Babes

  Although they are nearing the end of their adventure, the girls are still having to contend with the difficult going, with frequent crevasse fields to negotiate and white-out conditions.

• They’re Almost Halfway

  Published on 20.05.2009 - TAE57-58 Fuchs Foundation

  The four Fuchs Foundation teachers are progressing after a fashion with their dog teams on rotten snow. They're making progress nevertheless.

• Where are Derek’s skis ?

  Published on 19.05.2009 - Emirates NBD Greenland Quest

  What can you do about planes that don't take off and bags that don't arrive at their destination? Not a lot, really, except wait. Which provided an opportunity for Adrian Hayes to recall some of the issues at stake surrounding his expedition.

• Four women in a seal hole

  Published on 19.05.2009 - Baffin Babes

  The Baffin babes dared their friend Vera Simonsson to jump into a seal hole to have a wash (because she has been on and on about personal hygiene since the start of the expedition). Result: the four Baffin Babes all went in!

• Heading For Independence Fjord

  Published on 19.05.2009 - Thule to Thule

  After 60 days of virtually uninterrupted progress, the two young Danes have started their descent towards Independence Fjord.

• The Fram and the Fat Boy Burger

  Published on 19.05.2009 - Victorinox North Pole 09 Expedition

  Let's come back for a moment to John Huston and Tyler Fish's expedition and tell you about the two memorable moments experienced by the young Americans during their visit to Norway just after completing their successful trek to the Pole.

• Arnaud: “It’s the toughest going we have ever known…”

  Published on 19.05.2009 - General Info

  Charles Hedrich and Arnaud Tortel have really been in it up to their necks in recent days. They don't know which obstacle to tackle next, so frequent and virtually insurmountable have their problems been...

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