They have actually made it!!!
Just a few people believed that it was possible, T`N`T showed them that it is.
They have reached the northpole in May 2002 unsupported. That means no resupplies of food or what so ever other equipment. Now they have been on skies for several months.
First the south pole, then a few weeks later start to the north pole.
A long journey found its happy end! Gratulations for this extraordinary achievement.

www.thepoles.com

Der Beitrag 2002 Tom and Tina Sjøgren (S) erschien zuerst auf acapulka.

The 3 british women have successfully attempted to ski to the northpole in spring 2002.
See the message below that has been sent by the team manager on the day they have reached the pole:
I spoke to the team at 05.50am this morning (Sunday 2nd June 2002).

Day 81

• Status – THEY HAVE MADE IT!!!
• Position – Lat 90 00 Long 0 to 360 – On top of the world!
• Weather – Perfect day for arrival at the Pole – Blue sky and not a breath of wind.
• Next – The plane is on its way and will pick them up off the ice at about 10.00am (UK time) – they will spend 6-7hrs flying back to Eureka, where they will rest and refuel before flying on to Resolute Bay. We anticipate arrival back at Resolute early tomorrow (Monday) morning.

Achievements – for the avoidance of doubt, this mornings arrival creates two new records:

• Caroline and Ann are the first female British explorers to have trekked to the geographic North Pole as part of an ‘all female’ expedition.
  

• As members of the 2000 M&G ISA Challenge Expedition to the geographic South Pole, Caroline and Ann are the first female explorers in history to have trekked to both geographic Poles as part of ‘all female’ expeditions.

• It is very important that these facts are put over correctly, so please ensure that these two achievements are explained in full if anyone asks you and that the fact that they have always been part of ‘all female’ expeditions is fully explained.

  Unlike some other women who have gone before them, to either one or both Poles, Caroline and Ann have done this without the help of either professional guides or men;

  they themselves are professional explorers and have proved that women are the equal of men in what was once considered to be a very male dominated environment.

  The girls are intensely proud of what they have achieved and just want to show all females out there that two ordinary women really can achieve the extra-ordinary.

www.northpolewomen.com

Der Beitrag 2002 Ann Daniels, Pom Oliver and Caroline Hamilton (all GB) erschien zuerst auf acapulka.

The South African, who lives in Switzerland, will attempt to cross the Arctic solo in order to then cross Siberia. At the end of this long tour he will then attempt to cross Greenland. Mike Horn has already won prizes for his adventurous tours. Mike had to abandon his trip due to medical problems. He will continue his journey as soon as possible.

www.mikehorn.com

Der Beitrag 2002 Mike Horn – en erschien zuerst auf acapulka.

In July 2001, Henk de Velde left the Netherlands with his ship to sail around the world. He also planned to sail the passage north of Siberia. For this reason, he chose an ACAPULKA with “swim rings” as a dinghy for his 2-year tour. This ” dinghy” gave him important safety reserves in the Arctic.

www.henkdevelde.com

Der Beitrag 2001 Henk de Velde round the world ( NL) erschien zuerst auf acapulka.

The Swedish pair reached in january 2001 the South Pole.
This was their second attempt and we are happy that they have made it .
Now they are heading for their next pole, the North Pole. T`N`T are trying to
reach the North Pole already in May 2002.

www.thepoles.com

Der Beitrag 2001 “thepoles” Tom and Tina Sjögren (S) erschien zuerst auf acapulka.

From the middle of January until the middle of March, the two Norwegians traveled 1,800 km on foot across Alaska. The tour led along the route of the famous IDITAROD RACE, the dog sled race. The aim of this tour was not just the challenge of the route but also the indescribably beautiful natural environment through which they walked. An obvoiusly very interesting tour. Different from the extreme undertakings to the earth’s poles. This tour used our commercially available ACAPULKA Scandic Tour 210.

Der Beitrag 2001 “Iditarod Trail , 1800 km on foot through Alaska” Are Johansen, Bengt Egil Rotmo (N) erschien zuerst auf acapulka.

This international team had to stop its attempt to reach the North Pole in March 2001. Extreme cold led to Khoo Swee Chiow’s hands becoming frostbitten.

Der Beitrag 2001 Khoo Swee Chiow (SIN), Armin Wirth (D) erschien zuerst auf acapulka.

Bettina attempted to reach the North Pole once more. However, a polar bear put an end to this plan. All the important parts of the equipment were destroyed by the polar bear so that Bettina had to stop the expedition and be flown out.

Der Beitrag 2001 Bettina Aller (DK) – en erschien zuerst auf acapulka.

He wasn’t long in coming. Börge is surely one of the most experienced expedition professionals alive, not only for solo enterprises.
In the spring of 2001, Börge Ousland was the first to cross the Arctic Ocean solo.

In close cooperation with Börge, we developed a sledge according to his design sketches. Due to unforeseeable circumstances, the original sledge had to be changed after only 2 days. Börge did not let himself be influenced by this blow, he continued the expedition and reached the Canadian mainland at the end of May..

www.ousland.com

Der Beitrag 2001 Börge Ousland – Unsupported Crossing (N) erschien zuerst auf acapulka.

As the first of two successive expeditions, the two Swedes, who live in New York, attempted to ‘conquer’ the South Pole. The expedition was stopped due to back problems. The following North Pole expedition in the spring of 2001 was also cancelled.

www.thepoles.com

Der Beitrag 2000 “thepoles” Tom and Tina Sjögren (S) erschien zuerst auf acapulka.