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Antarctica 2009-10
Antarctic crossing unassisted, kite-supported
Ronny Finsaas and Fiona Lindsay – Novo-SP-Hercules Inlet POSTPONED
Ronny (Norway) and Fiona (UK) will kite ski over 2000 miles from Novolazerevskya on the Antarctic coast, via the South Pole, to Hercules Inlet on the Ronne Ice Shelf by the end of January 2010.
www.greenlands-children.co.uk
Coastal start to South Pole:
Unassisted, Unsupported
Cecilie Skog and Ryan Waters – Berkner Island
Cecilie (Norway) and Ryan (USA) will ski from the Berkner Island on the Weddell Sea to the South Pole (1300 km). Time permitting they will alternate their finish beyond the South Pole. The team is scheduled to fly to Antarctica on November 12 (weather permitting).
www.humanedgetech.com/expedition/an2009
Meagan McGrath - solo
Ben Saunders - solo
Starting late 2009, Ben sets out on three expeditions: Solo speed record attempts on both Poles and the 2011-12 Scott Antarctic Expedition – a return journey to the South Pole on foot; 1800 miles in four months.
www.bensaunders.com
Ted Karlsson and Christian Rosenqvist
The two men from Sweden will attempt to ski the 1130 km from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole pulling 100 kg sleds and carrying 20 kg backpacks.
www.670arcticmiles.com
Assisted, Unsupported
Julio Fiadi
Brasilian Julio Fiadi will be back on the Ice with his live-in sled. He will start his expedition from Hercules Inlet and will get one resupply at Thiels. Julio will have no teammates skiing with him.
www.juliofiadi.com.br
Antony Jinman – South Pole expedition POSTPONED
Briton Antony Jinman plans to ski three ice fields in one year. He has already skied across Greenland in May 2009 and in the 2009-10 Antarctic season he will attempt to ski from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole. Thereafter he will attempt the North Pole from land to pole.
www.antonyjinman.com
Kaspersky Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition
Eight women from eight Commonwealth countries will ski 900 km from the coast to the South Pole. The team is Felicity Aston (31, United Kingdom, leader), Dk Najibah Eradah binti P. A. M. Al-Sufri Pg M-L Kahar or ‘Era’ (25, Brunei Darussalam), Stephanie Solomonides (25, Cyprus), Barbara Yanney (29, Ghana), Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu (38, India), Kim-Marie Spence (30, Jamaica), Charmaine Tate (33, New Zealand), and Sophia Pang (36, Singapore).
www.kasperskycommonwealthexpedition.com
www.commonwealthexpedition.com
ANI Hercules Inlet Start team
American Eric Larsen will guide this ANI/ALE team. It will also be the start of Eric’s attempt to do the Three Poles (South Pole, North Pole and Everest) during a continuous 365-day period. His teammates are Canadian Liu Dong Sheng and Irishman William Hanlon.
www.ericlarsenexplore.com
www.antarctic-logistics.com
ANI Ronne-Filchner Ice Shelf (Messner) Start team
Motor-supported crossing
The Moon-Regan Trans Antarctic Expedition - motorised
This expedition will endeavour to cross the continent of Antarctica from the west coast to the South Pole, retracing the steps of the famous Fuchs and Hillary TransAntarctic Expedition, then head north through the Trans-Antarctic Mountain Range to the coast at McMurdo. They will be covering a distance of around 3,000 miles in bio-fuelled Concept Ice Vehicle (CIV) with a support team and six wheeled support vehicle.
www.transantarcticexpedition.com
Other Antarctic expeditions
Cristian Donoso and Mario Sepúlveda - Penisnsula
During November 2009 to January 2010, two Chilean kayakers and climbers, Cristian Donoso and Mario Sepúlveda, will attempt a self-sufficient kayak voyage and sledge-hauling and climbing expedition around and on the Antarctic Peninsula. The approximate distances will be, in kayak, 850 km, on land/snow 750 km; total, 1600 km. Estimated time 80-110 days.
www.transantartica.blogspot.com
Christoph Höbenreich, Paul Koller and Karl Pichler – Queen Maud Land
Christoph Höbenreich from Tyrol will be leading an Austrian expedition to explore some unknown mountain areas in Antarctica’s Queen (Dronning) Maud Land during a 4 week expedition in November 2009. Instead of looking out for difficult rock climbs big wall style the Austrian team will try to ski appr. 150 km across the ranges from west to east and climb mountains in alpine style or using skis.
Tarka L’Herpiniere and Katie-Jane Cooper – Southern Patagonia Icecap
On 26 August 2009 ‘The Rivers of Ice’ expedition with Tarka L’Herpiniere (France) and Katie-Jane Cooper (England) started a full crossing of the Southern Patagonia Icecap, unassisted and unsupported. They aim to complete their mission in 37 days.
www.rivers-of-ice.com
Georg Sichelschmidt and Olaf Rieck– Southern Patagonia Icecap and Fiz Roy
In October 2009 the two Germans will attempt a 25-day Southern Patagonia ski and kite expedition starting at the Jorge Montt Glacier in Chile and leaving the Icecap over the Paso del Viento to the small settlement El Chalten in Argentina. Their goal is to go to Mount Fitz Roy at the Argentina/Chile border. Fitz Roy is 3,375 metre (11,073 ft) high and requires technical skills.
www.expedition.quanok.com
Eric Philips - Penisula
Australian Eric Philips will be sailing to the Antarctic Peninsula in December with 13 school students.
www.icetrek.com
Philippe Poupon on ‘Fleur Australe’
French sailer, Phillipe Poupon, or also known as Philou, who has made a westward transit with his family through the Northwest Passage in the Arctic summer, will be sailing from Alaska to Antarctica to arrive in the Antarctic waters during the Southern summer.
www.fleuraustrale.fr
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