News

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

• “Save the polar bears!”

  Published on 01.12.2009 - General Info

  Eric Larsen is highly committed to keeping the polar world safe. In fact, he once wrote, "The role of the polar explorer today is not to explore the poles, but to protect them..."

• Fine weather everywhere: it’s amazing

  Published on 01.12.2009 - Kaspersky Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition

  Our polar travellers have had some incredible starts to their expeditions this season. Having been greeted by strong blizzards at Patriot Hills, they are now underway -and the weather has turned wonderful. In fact, the ladies in the Kaspersky Commonwealth expedition can't believe their eyes...

• Patriot Hills at last

  Published on 01.12.2009 - Antarctic Odyssey

  Still as talkative as ever with her satphone, Meagan McGrath has been talking about her final days in Punta and her arrival at Patriot Hills.

• Seven or eight summits?

  Published on 24.11.2009 - General Info

  In polar circles and adventurer jargon, you often hear of people who have attempted or succeeded in climbing the "Seven Summits". As things are not always as clear as they should be in this area, we thought we'd better explain.

• On her way to Patriot Hills

  Published on 21.11.2009 - Antarctic Odyssey

  The Canadian adventurer Meagan McGrath (32) contacts her HQ every day by radio. On listening to her first dispatches, we have come to understand that the aerospace engineer definitely has the gift of the gab and likes to talk.

• Very heavy snow

  Published on 21.11.2009 - To the South Pole and beyond…

  The team of Cecilie Skog and Ryan Waters has been dropped off at Berkner Island, from where they set out towards the South Pole.

• The Larsen trio has left

  Published on 21.11.2009 - General Info

  Eric Larsen and his two clients are on their way and out on the Antarctic polar icecap. The news so far is good, albeit brief.

• What’s happening with the other projects?

  Published on 21.11.2009 - General Info

  It's time to do a quick review of progress in some of the other adventures due to take place during this 2009-10 season on the Antarctic. Some of them will certainly be setting out, while others probably won't be.

• A Premature and Annoying End

  Published on 19.11.2009 - Expedición andes Antárcticos

  No sooner had they arrived at the base camp, whence they were to set off by kayak towards the North of the Antarctic Peninsula, but one of the members of the team had dislocated his shoulder.

• A ‘Picturesque’ Arrival

  Published on 19.11.2009 - Kaspersky Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition

  The eight women of the Kaspersky Commonwealth Expedition arrived at Patriot Hills with ALE Logistics on 12 November. Since then, there's been nothing but a constant blizzard.

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