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Arctic 2008 expeditions
Updated: March 20, 2008
Note: List is preliminary and subject to changes
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NORTH POLE - ALL THE WAY
North Pole Winter Expedition
www.shparo.com
Matvey and Boris just completed the first true North Pole winter expedition. One resupply.
Hannah North Pole Solo
www.adventurehannah.com
Hannah McKeand trying to achieve a first female unsupported, unassisted solo expedition to the North Pole. Start Canada.
Ben Saunders North Pole Solo
www.bensaunders.com
Ben will return to the arctic trying to do a speed record for the North. Start Canada.
GREENLAND VERTICAL CROSSING
Finnish Greenland 2008 Northward expedition
www.expedition.fi
Pete Mäkelä and Pete Vourenmaa is going for a unsupported, kite assisted expedition South to North - 2700km.
GREENLAND CROSSING - RETURN TRIP
Trans Greenland Expedition
www.tisogreenland.com
Alex Hibbert and George Bullard will traverse Greenland and return, unsupported, unsupplied. New Route: North-West from near Kulusuk to the west coast and back (1400 miles / 2250 km)
GREENLAND COAST TO COAST CROSSING
X-ICE
www.x-ice.dk
Two Danish men, Søren Hvalsøe and Per Jessen, will try to attempt an official record in crossing the ice cap of Greenland in the shortest time possible.
Start waterfront of SønderstrømFjord in the west and finish at the waterfront on the east coast near Isortoq.
Greenland Expedition Specialists (Isortoq to Point 660)
www.correne.co.za
Leader Alun Richardson, assistant-leader Gareth Richardson, 7 team members
SVALBARD and OTHER ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS
Expedition magnetischer Nordpol 2009 – Spitzbergen 2008
www.expedition.quanok.com
Two German brothers, Georg and Johannes Sichelschmidt, will be doing a 250 km ski and kite trek to the most Northern point of Spitzbergen, Verlegenhuken.
Spitzbergen2008
www.spitzbergen2008.de
Two Germans, Stefan Jendersie and Matthias Runge, will set off from Longyearbyen to Verlegenhuken on ski’s, unsuported.
On the way back, we plan to travel further east in order to reach the island's highest peak - the Newtontoppen 1,713 m ASL
Victoria Island
Arctic Centries / "Sentinelles de l'Arctique"
www.sentinelles.liberation.fr
French, Nicolas Mingasson, will be doing an Arctic Photographic project, Arctic Centries.
The project will last until the end of August after he has been travelling through Yamal peninsula, Taïmyr peninsula, Yakoutia and Tchoukotka.
NORTH POLE - PARTIAL EXPEDITIONS
Ousland North Pole 2008 last degree
North Pole Extreme Ski 2008 last degree
IceAxe.tv Last degree North Pole 2008
Polarchallenge International last degree
Indian Navy last degree
A 10-member naval team, led by Commander Satyabrata Dam, will attempt the last degree.
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