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Polar Expeditions 2004/2005
Last updated: November 1, 2004
Note: List is preliminary and can be subject to change
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Antarctic Crossings Supported
(kites)
Expeditions 2004/2005
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Kites On Ice (kites - one resupplies) |
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The boldest SP expedition of 2004. From Hercules Inlet Canadian/US
polar veteran Matty McNair is leading daughter Sarah (18) and son
Eric (20) unsupported to the Pole, where they will turn around a
kite the 1100 km back - totaling 2200 km as the crow fly.
Joining the expedition will be Hilary and Conrad Dickinson. If
successful Matti will be the first American to ski unsupported to
the Pole, and Sarah will be the youngest unsupported or supported
skier.
www.kitesonice.ca
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Trans Antarctica Expedition (resupplies and kites) |
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Paul Landry (that's Sarah's and Eric's dad), is leading Britons
Patrick Woodhead, 30, Alastair Ver Nicoll, 30 and David de
Rothschild, 26 in the footsteps of Shackleton. The guys starting
point at Axel Heibergs glacier 500 km from the South Pole is half of
the distance compared to the Hercules Inlet starting point. Note
that this is a partial traverse, and the total
distance wraps up to only 1600 km. At the Pole this $600,000
expedition will be met by a team of 4-wheel drives bringing them
resupply and then joining them kiting on the way back to Patriot.
www.invescoperpetual-challenge.co.uk
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South Pole Unsupported Expeditions
2004/2005 |
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Ice Maidens (no kites - no resupplies) |
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Australian women Michele Bloomcamp, Sandra Floate and Noelene
Weightman will go from Hercules Inlet to the South
Pole, backtracking from Patriot Hills to start the trek. The journey
should last for 60 to 70 days and if successful the Ice Maidens
should reach the South Pole by January 2005.
www.sthpoleicemaidens.com.au/
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South Pole Supported Expeditions
2004/2005 |
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Hannah McKeand |
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Warming up with an Afghanistan expedition this past August, Hannah is
now part
of the Denise Martin led ALE group. The team is starting at Hercules
Inlet and travel 1100 km to the Pole.
Hannah's Website |
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Scottish accountants for the South Pole |
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Craig Mathieson and Fiona Taylor of the Scot100 adventure will trek
to SP in November and hope to reach the pole at Hogmanay, with the
centenary celebrations of the first Scottish National Antarctic
Expedition by explorer William Spiers Bruce. "It is nice to do
something that isn't the same as a day job" says the accountants.
"Apart from the training, we are now focused on raising as much
money as we can (for charity)." The expedition is fully funded by
the team's employers, Ernst & Young. Starting point Hercules Inlet.
Part of expedition led by Denise Martin.
Craig & Fionas Website |
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Due South |
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5th member of the ALE expedition, Owen Jones is a Brit living with
his family in Japan.
Owen's
Website |
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Malaysian South Pole kite expedition (kites - no resupplies) |
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Originally planned, Sharifah Mazlina S. A Kadir, 38, and her team
mates Suhardi Bin Alias 36, and M. Kamaruddin Bin M. Isa, 43, were
to start from Blue One and sail/ski to Scott Base, a distance of
3800 km. In May, the female part of the expedition, Sharifah
announced that she quit the team and started her own expedition
which is coming in December 2004 with Mike Sharp from ALE, ski
sailing from the South Pole to Hercules Inlet. Sharifah will be in
Punta Arenas on the 21st November 2004 for the last preparation
before the expedition. As far as we know she will still be making
her journey in the traditional veil. |
Last Degree Expeditions 2004/2005 |
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Polar Challenge 2004 |
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In December the Outdoor Education Team of West
Nottinghamshire College plans to be the first educational
establishment to complete an expedition (with selected young people)
to the South Pole, Antarctica. A party of one trained member of
staff and up to three students will ski-trek the 700 miles from
Patriot Hills, Antarctica, to the South Pole.
www.westnotts.ac.uk/polarchallenge2004/index.asp |
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Marek and Jasiek to the South Pole
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On 27th July, 2002, 13 year old Jasiek Mela suffered an electric
shock of 15,000 volts. He lost a leg and an arm, but he didn’t lose
hope. After one and half years of rehabilitation and preparations,
this past April he skied the last degree to the North Pole. Marek
Kaminski, the expedition leader, (and the first person to have done
both Poles back to back and unsupported) and Jasiek are off for
another adventure - to the other end of the world. In December they
are heading for a last degree expedition the South Pole! On this
trip, an educational internet happening will be organized by Polar
Impuls, called "School from the South Pole." The polar trek will
span 200 kilometers over about 14 days, ending in January.
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Science and other Expeditions 2004/2005 |
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Omega High Antarctic GPS Expedition
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Aussie polar veteran Damien Gildea and Chilean Rodrigo Fica (the
first complete north to south crossing of the Southern Patagonian
Icecap) and Camilo Rada's primary objective is to accurately
locate and measure all the high peaks of Vinson Massif. Once this is
completed the team will attempt to climb and measure Antarctica’s
fourth-highest mountain, Mt. Craddock (4650m) and possibly some of
the other high mountains in the area.
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Tangra 2004 expedition
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The scientific Tangra 2004 expedition will collect coordinates,
elevation, and ice cover data on the mountain massif of Tangra
situated on Livingston Island in the South Shetlands archipelago, to
improve the mapping of the island. To collect the numbers, Dr.
Lyubomir Ivanov (renowned mathematician and expedition leader) and Doychin Vasilev will make a
first ever traverse of the Tangra Mountains, for a continuous ascent
of all the peaks of its main range extending over 30 km between
Barnard Point and Renier Point, - that's some 40 peaks with sixteen
peaks raising to 1000 m above sea level and two of them even to 1700
m.
Expedition website (English)
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China to sail to Dome A
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A 150-day journey scheduled to start in Shanghai, China's largest
port, on October 25. Xuelong, a polar science research ice-breaking
ship capable of piloting into the polar sea will carry the 135
expedition members. The first stop is the Zhongshan Station on the
Antarctic coast via the Indian Ocean. The major goal is to climb the
highest icecap of the South Pole in preparation to build a permanent
research station in inland Antarctica. A team of 10 Chinese
scientists and two journalists will make a trip of 1,300 kilometers
inland from Zhongshan Station on the southeast coast of the
Antarctica to Dome A, the continent's highest icecap, 4,300 meters
above sea level.
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Chilean Military-Science Expedition to South Pole |
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A 12 member-team of military and scientists will travel more than
2000 km in 30 days, becoming the first Latin American country to
launch a scientific mission to the Frozen Continent and research the
response of the massive glacial areas to the climate changes now
experienced on the entire planet. The 1.084 km long traverse will
depart from Patriot Hill. The distance will be covered in ten days
following meridian 83W and the mean of transportation will be
a(caterpillar) tractor TL-6, purchased in Sweden and specially
designed for these kind of trips – no fuel refill will be required
during the entire journey.
The same group will return from Amundsen-Scott SP base to Patriot
Hill, to do new measurements every two latitude degrees. Therefore,
it will take another 20 days to complete the return trip.
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Edmund Hillary's comeback to Antarctica |
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Edmund Hillary, 85, is going back to Antarctica this fall to take
part in a Documentary on Scott's Base and mark the 25th anniversary
of the November 28, 1979 crash of an Air New Zealand DC10 charter
which hit Mount Erebus, near Scott Base, killing all 237 passengers
and 20 crew aboard. Among the dead was fellow explorer Peter Mulgrew,
who's widow Hillary married 11 years later. Hillary was in
Antarctica in the mid fifties, taking part in a large NZ/British
Government bash to set up Scotts Base. The outfit traveled by
various means around the continent, including farm tractors to the
pole. |
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South Pole
Postponed Expeditions 2004/2005 |
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Malaysia Antarctica Crossing |
Expedition postponed |
Malaysia is off for a crossing at Antarctica. Suhardi Bin Alias 36, and M. Kamaruddin Bin
M. Isa, 43. The expedition start from Blue one and are
planning to sail and ski to Scott Base, a distance of 3800 km. The
expedition will have a resupply at the South Pole. (Postponed
from last year)
http://antarctica.mir.com.my
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Tierras Polares Antarcica Crossing |
Expedition postponed |
The aim of this expedition is to carry out a crossing of the Eastern
Antarctic, through an area known as "The zone of inaccessibility" -
a journey of 5000 km.
The expedition will "sail" on a "houseboat" using a
sled type catamaran, pulled by an enormous kite. (Postponed from
last year).
www.tierraspolares.es/catamaran/2003_4_i.htm
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Polar double header, solo and unsupported, USA |
Expedition postponed |
Late Feb/early March 2004 Wave Vidmar will ski unsupported and solo
to the North Pole from Cape Arktichevksy in Russia.
Only Borge Ousland have made this trip solo before, in 1994, and no
American have ever skied unsupported to the North Pole.
After his North Pole bid, Wave will head straight for a South Pole
unsupported attempt in October this year, for a NP/SP solo and
unsupported double header.
www.northpolesolo.com |
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Scott's Challenge |
Expedition postponed |
Pete Goss and Alan Chambers want to close the chapter on Captain
Scott's famous attempt to reach the South Pole on foot in 1911. The
two will follow in his footsteps and walk to the South Pole and back
using the same route as Scott did. Expedition starts in November.
(Postponed from last year).
www.scottschallenge.com |
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Rob Porcaro |
Expedition postponed |
Starting out November, Rob Porcaro 43, will attempt to become the
first Australian to trek 1300km unassisted from Berkner Island to
the South Pole. Rob is undertaking this expedition in order to
raise awareness of depression, a debilitating illness which
currently affects 1:5 Australians and is predicted to become the
second greatest cause of premature death and disability worldwide by
2020.
(Postponed from last year).
www.lassothemoon.org |
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Strive South |
Expedition postponed |
British 22 year-old woman Caroline Wilton intends to become the
youngest woman to walk to the South Pole. In November 2004 or 2005
she will ski from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole. It will
take anywhere between 45 and 65 days, depending on weather and other
factors.
www.strivesouth.com |
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Arctic Expeditions 2005 |
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Expedition Siberia |
Expedition ongoing |
Husband and wife adventurers Mikael and Titti
Strandberg, along with Johan "Delta" Ivarsson and their dog Sigge
will embark upon a grand journey through Siberia stretching over
3500km in June of 2004. In 1997-98 they traveled 3000km through
Patagonia by horse and more recently in 2000 they explored all clans
of the Maasai, 1000 km through East Africa.
www.siberia.nu |
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Northern Ireland North Pole Expedition |
Four Northern Ireland explorers will attempt the record for fastest
unsupported to the North Pole from Ward-Hunt Island, Canada.
Team Members: Richard Dougan (Leader of the successful NI Everest
Expedition 2003), Richard Dunwoody (famous jockey), Hanna Shields
(Everest attempt 2003), Martin Duggan (Everest attempt 2003).
http://www.northpole2005.com |
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Degrees North |
Back in 1895, Fridjtof Nansen, a Norwegian explorer attempted to walk to the North Pole along with Hjalmar Johansen. They left their ship at the 84th parallel and made it as far as the 86th, the furthest north anyone had reached at the time.
Richard McIntosh and Jeremy White will attempt to do the same as Nansen and Johansen, 110 years later.
In 2005 the duo plans to go unsupported from the 84th parallel to the Pole, and
back.
www.90degreesnorth.co.uk |
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One World Expedition |
The One World Expedition plan a crossing of the Arctic Ocean in May
2005. Lonnie Dupre and Eric Larsen will travel from Cape Arcitchesky, Siberia, to the geographic North Pole, then on to Ellesmere Island, Canada. The team will be
unsupported and the expedition is scheduled to last four months.
www.oneworldexpedition.com/ |
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Your expedition |
Liv Arnesen and Ann Bancroft will make an attempt to cross the
Arctic Ocean. They will begin late February from Arkticheskiy North
Land, Russia and trek the 1240 miles to Ward Hunt Island, Canada
where they expect to be by early June. This team will use sails for
travel and a drop with resupplies.
www.yourexpedition.com |
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Primal Journey |
A two-man team will be going for both Poles, back to back in 2005.
22-year-old Tarka L'Herpiniere a University student in the UK
will lead up the expedition with Patrick Wintertin, a 37 year old
television sports commentator in the UK. They plan on first skiing
to the North Pole from the Canadian side, unsupported in late
Feb/early March 2005. Following that expedition, they'll head down
South in the fall to go for the South Pole unsupported from Hercules
Inlet.
http://www.primaljourney.org.uk |
Across Bering and back
Dixie Dansercoer, 42, and Troy Henkels, 37, are planning to ski/sail
across the Bering Strait next year. Their ultimate goal is to make
the trip in both directions. Depending on ice conditions, Dixie and
Troy will attempt to cross in March of 2005.
Dixie successfully traversed the Antarctic in 1998 with Alain
Hubert. In 2002, Dixie and Alain, both from Belgium, tried to ski
across the Arctic Ocean. The expedition started in the unusual and
bold point of the New Siberian Islands. After a hard battle fighting
rough currents, Alain and Dixie were forced to call it quits after
69 days. Troy recently climbed on Mount Everest as a finalist in the
Toyota Global Extremes challenge TV program. He turned back at
25,000 feet, short of the 29,035-foot summit.
www.circles.cc |
Polar races 2005 |
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North Pole Marathon |
Athletes again compete in sub-zero conditions
on the Arctic ice as the North Pole Arctic Marathon 2005 takes
place. From Svalbard the contestants will be flown on Russian Iljusins to Borneo, the drifting Russian research station where the
26.2-mile marathon will begin.
www.npmarathon.com |
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Polar Race 2005 |
The race will take place in April 2005. So far teams from South
Africa and Australia have entered. They race on foot or ski, towing
supplies on pulks, passing through 3 checkpoints on their way from
Resolute Bay to the finish at the North Magnetic Pole. The race, for
the Wedgwood Blue Ice Trophy is organized by David Hempleman Adams
who recently ballooned across the Atlantic and Jock Wishart, an
Atlantic Rower and Polar adventurer.
www.polarrace.com |
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The Polar Challenge race |
Another polar race is set to take place in 2005. Teams will conduct
training weeks in Norway and Greenland before flying to Resolute Bay
where in April they will race each other to the North Magnetic Pole.
www.polar-challenge.com |
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