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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A race against the clock
Published on 10.01.2008 - Optical Express South Pole Challenge
Bad news for the youngsters: the logistics people at ALE have told them they will not be able to pick them up from the South Pole after 25th January!
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Things are OK, but it’s tough going…
Published on 10.01.2008 - Interchange Shakleton South Pole Expedition 2007
The two men continue to make good progress, but the conditions they are travelling through are difficult to say the least. They still have another 127 nautical miles (235 km) to go before reaching the Pole.
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They have reached the Antarctic Peninsula
Published on 07.01.2008 - General Info
After docking in Ushuaia on 18th December, the sloop Euronav Belgica carrying the members of Dixie Dansercoer's expedition has safely negotiated Drake Passage and has now reached the waters off the Antarctic Peninsula.
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December 2007 : Between Sea and Ice
Published on 06.01.2008 - Tara Arctic
For about a month, the French sailing ship Tara has little by little been extracting herself from its shackles of ice and has been moving slowly towards interstitial waters. A fantastic journey.
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A new topic each day
Published on 01.01.2008 - General Info
Every day, the expedition leader publishes specific information about a particular polar topic from what is turning out to be a great scientific adventure.
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Waiting for the DC3…
Published on 01.01.2008 - Interchange Shakleton South Pole Expedition 2007
The team got behind schedule while waiting for the DC3 to arrive from the Russian base Novolazarevshaya to pick up James Fox.
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At sea at last
Published on 01.01.2008 - The Larsen Iceshelf Expedition
The team from the Larsen Iceshelf expedition has gathered in Punta and has announced that it is about to depart.
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Mission accomplished for Hayes and his companions.
Published on 01.01.2008 - ANI South Pole Quest 2007/08
Despite the problems experienced by two of his fellow travellers, suffering from a variety of ills and injuries, Adrian Hayes's team has managed to get everyone to the South Pole safe and sound.
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Fresh supplies ahoy!
Published on 01.01.2008 - Optical Express South Pole Challenge
The average daily rate of progress for the group has picked up a little. They have passed 84 degrees south and are within sight of their cache of fresh supplies and rations located at the foot of the Thiels mountains.
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Hedrich finally has to call it a day
Published on 01.01.2008 - Opération Pole Sud
At the end of last week, Charles Hedrich still wasn't sure about the decision to take for the rest of his adventure. Now, though, there's no doubt about it: he has decided to abandon his trek.
