Surely an expedition to go down in history, like Nansen’s or Amundsen’s expeditions. The two Norwegians were the first to cross the Arctic Ocean from Siberia via the North Pole to Canada unsupported. The success was made possible by the pair’s experience and year-long preparation. 2 years were needed for the development of the sledges …
2000 “Arctic Ocean 2000” Rune Gjeldnes, Torry Larsen(N) – en Read More »
The two experienced Swedes attempted the reach the North pole together. Göran Kropp had to stop due to frostbite. Ola Skinnarmo reached the North Pole. During this expedition, problems arose with the pulkas supplied by us. This led to substantial investigations into the causes: the lay-up of this model was then changed. www.skinnarmo.com
Bettina attempted to reach the North Pole solo. The attempt was unsuccessful due to knee problems.
The organization which is the only one worldwide to organize the logistics for Antarctic expeditions. ANI also offers several tours in the Antarctic. In autumn of 1999, this organization also chose to use Acapulkas. Quality and customer service were the decisive factors. www.adventure-network.com
2 Australians reached the South Pole.
Marek Kaminski attempted to cross the Antarctic as the first unsupported expedition The attempt was unsuccessful due to an accident. www.kaminski.pl
Under the leadership of the experienced Alpine mountaineer Khoo Swee Chiow, a four-man team from Singapore reached the South Pole as the first ever from this city state. An expedition which caused a lot of excitement in Singapore.
Arved Fuchs, Armin Wirth, Frank Mertens (D) This expedition under the leadership of the successful German explorer Arved Fuchs explored the inhospitable East Coast of Greenland. For Internet address(es), call Armin Wirth.
Sjur Mördre, Knut Ås, Egil Nilsson and Lars Ebbesen (all N) attempted the Ward Hunt Island Route(Canada) to the North Pole in under half the normal time. The expedition was set to take 25-30 days. Extremely light sledges were especially developed for this expedition. After a quick start the expedition was plague by bad luck. …