News

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

Clyde River: the whole team back together

Published on 14.04.2009 - Baffin Babes

Norwegian Ingeboerg Tollefsen has rejoined her friends, who have just reached Clyde River and so have completed the first segment of their trip.
“Hauling the sledges through quicksand…”

Published on 14.04.2009 - General Info

Tortel and Hedrich are making good progress, although not everything is plain sailing, with terrible ice and snow conditions.
There’s people at the Pole!

Published on 09.04.2009 - General Info

Interestingly, because the Barneo station has been set up closer to the Pole this year (due to the difficult ice conditions), quite a few explorers have already reached the base. Some of them to set out on their great march into the unknown, others to complete the Last Degree, or at least what's left of it...
First person gives up after one week

Published on 06.04.2009 - General Info

Ever since setting out on Saturday 28th March, the only woman in the expedition, herself a surgeon, had not been feeling at all well. But despite the others agreeing to lighten her sledge, she was evacuated by helicopter on 3rd April.
Everything continues to jog along nicely…

Published on 06.04.2009 - Victorinox North Pole 09 Expedition

In their desire to be positive in everything they do and by always seeing any obstacles as minor difficulties, the two men continue to make their way towards the North Pole without incident. And without asking too many questions.
Save the rhinoceros!

Published on 06.04.2009 - Christina Franco North Pole Solo

You probably wouldn't expect to hear us talking about rhinoceroses in a series of reports chronicling polar journeys to the Arctic... And nor would we. Yet we still have to talk about them...
OK, girls, ready to dance ?

Published on 06.04.2009 - Baffin Babes

The three girls are having the time of their lives over there on Baffin Island. The fourth member of the group, who is champing at the bit in Longyearbyen, has still not yet joined her companions.
“Eating hot croissants on a café terrace in Paris…”

Published on 06.04.2009 - Catlin Arctic Survey

It was 5th April: Pen Hadow simply couldn't get out of his head the strong desire to be sitting outside a café in Paris, reading the papers and eating hot croissants...
Fine weather, good ice, great morale…

Published on 06.04.2009 - Peary Centennial North Pole Expedition

Everything has been going marvellously well for the past week for the trio led by Lonnie Dupré. Everyone is fit, they have passed through 86 degrees North, they are able to ski for longer each day and are making rapid progress.
And he’s off…

Published on 06.04.2009 - General Info

Frenchman Charles Hedrich is underway on his amazing adventure that will take him from the North Pole to the South Pole and then on to New Zealand. Arnaud Tortel will be accompanying him on the 'Arctic' leg of his expedition.