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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Alone Against the Antarctic!
Published on 28.11.2008 - The Finnish SP Solo Expedition
He's on his way but things are not going as planned. Teemu Lakkasuo is gathering mishap and misfortune as he wends his merry way. In any case, these first two weeks of the expedition have provided some real suspense.
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Onwards past the 81st parallel!
Published on 27.11.2008 - Expedicion Caixanova 2008
Chus Lago has reached a cruising speed.Despite the cold and wind that continues to blow on some days, the Spanish adventurer managed to cover an average of 18 kilometres a day between 18th and 25th November.
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Great progress!
Published on 27.11.2008 - Matrix Shackleton Centenary Expedition
The relatively mild weather conditions prevailing during the early days of the Antarctic season have enabled our adventurers to make good progress. You can never take anything for granted in the Antarctic, though, and you have to make the most out of the good conditions to cover as many kilometres as you can.
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Disabled explorers at the South Pole
Published on 21.11.2008 - General Info
It was Spanish explorer Ramon Larramendi who had the idea of bringing a number of disabled people to discover the wonders of the South Pole. The nicest thing about his project is that he didn't beat the media drum in putting it together.
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Torn tents, painful blisters and all sorts of things…
Published on 20.11.2008 - Base to the South Pole
Things aren't easy when you're a group of tourists and you have to grit your teeth and put up with absolutely dreadful weather conditions out there on the ice. But for all that, the group led by Sarah McNair is managing pretty well.
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A very cautious start
Published on 20.11.2008 - Expedicion Caixanova 2008
Maybe because she's a woman, Spaniard Chus Lago has made a more cautious start than the others. To start with, she wanted to avoid an area of crevasses that the other expeditions have had to make their way through.
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92.5 kilometres in 6 days
Published on 20.11.2008 - SoloAntarctica
Mark Langridge is not mucking about when it comes to the progress he is making on his expedition: he knows that if he is going to succeed with his solo return trek, he will have to keep up a certain pace, even if he has to keep on skiing while the other expeditions are tucked up snugly in their tents.
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A tumultuous departure!
Published on 19.11.2008 - Matrix Shackleton Centenary Expedition
Little wonder that the people at McMurdo provided the best possible reception to the 'Shackleton Centenary' expedition, because it is just the 4th expedition in history to set out from there (Hut Point) to head for the South Pole!
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Setbacks continue for Carmichael.
Published on 19.11.2008 - Expedition Earth
After six days on the move, the American businessman has finally reached the top of the slight incline at Hercules Inlet. And fortunately, the wind has also died down.
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Antarctic garbage collectors
Published on 19.11.2008 - Finnish South Pole Expedition 2008
The two adventurers Suomela and Ikonen are aiming to become the first Finns to reach the South Pole from Hercules Inlet unassisted. They are incredibly well organised and have quickly put their daily routines into place as they make good progress.