| Mar 26 Frostbite condition | |
 | French explorer Dominick Arduin has aborted her solo expedition to the North Pole. A plate of ice had given way and Dominick fell into the water. She managed to get out but was worried about the frostbite condition on her legs and feet. After consulting an expert on frostbite and she decided to call for an emergency evacuation. Dominick was then rescued just outside the island of Sredny by two Russian MI-8 helicopters. |
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| Mar 25. North Pole solo dive | |
 | Marcus Fillinger, a photographer based in Canberra, Australia is heading up to the Arctic regions in early April. From there he will then embark on the world's first expedition to dive solo and unassisted at the Geographic North Pole. Marcus has previously taken part in several Arctic expeditions but this will be his most challenging yet. |
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| Mar 24. Pen Hadow solo expedition | |
 | British Polar explorer Pen Hadow is currently out on a skiing expedition to the North Pole. Pen intends to make the journey solo and unsupported. The last report from Pen came in on Thursday when he had walked 9,5 nautical miles with about 406 left to go before reaching the Pole. |
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| Mar 23 . ExplorersWeb week in review | |
| Check the past weeks major events - Base camp doctors have reached Namche Bazaar in the Khumbu valley, Everest teams are en route to base camp, and more.. | |
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| Mar 23. A good time in the cold | |
| The Northwest Passage team reports in from their expedition. Yesterday they managed 15 km bringing them a bit closer to Cambridge Bay. The day started with relatively mild temperatures of -17, but later went down to -26. It was a chilly night for them. The duo is also having some difficulties properly securing the tent to the ice as there isn't much snow to work with. Apart from all that the team is enjoying themselves immensely. | |
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| Mar 21. North Pole Marathon 2003 | |
 | The countdown has begun for the North Pole Marathon 2003 that will take place on April 17th. With less than a month remaining ten athletes have now committed to the race, among them the South Pole Marathon winner, Richard Donovan of Ireland. By running at the exact geographic North Pole they hope to join the North Pole Grand Slam Club. This new club will be composed of members who have run a marathon on all of the continents and at the North Pole. |
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| Mar 20. Hard work and high spirits | |
 | The two Norweigian explorers; Bengt Egil Rotmo and Randulf Valle reports in from their voyage along the classic North West Passage. The day has been difficult with hard work pulling the sleds through rough ice conditions. But still they managed to come 15km closer to Cambridge Bay which was the goal for the day. |
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| Mar 19. Mike Horn makes progress | |
 | Another update comes in from Mike Horn who is making great progress on his Arktos Adventure. His current position is N68°37.187 W91°52.821 and has been walking now since he left Pelly Bay on March 13th. After having warmed himself a bit Mike is now back in the cold with a wind chill of around -49°C. It just took a day then his nose and lips blistered once again. |
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| Mar 18. Extremesteps team in Polar race | |
 | The Extremesteps team is taking part in the Polar Race 2003 and will be racing for the Wedgewood Blue Ice Trophy this spring. The team consists of Norman Butler, Mike Krimholtz and Steven East three British adventurers hoping to achieve the extraordinary. They fly out to Ottawa, Canada from London on April 2 and will head for Iqualit from there. |
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| Mar 18. North West Passage update | |
 | The North West Passage team reports in from their cross-country ski expedition. The weekend brought sun and mild weather with temperatures as low as -15C. They spent the day walking for seven hours getting them 12km closer to Cambridge Bay. |
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| Mar 17. Dominick on the move again | |
| After waiting two days on an ice floe Dominick Arduin was finally able to continue her journey on Friday. That the ice conditions would be difficult was expected but they have proved even more demanding. Dominick was flown around 90km leaving roughly 850km to the Pole. But of course it will not be possible to move straight ahead the whole time. |
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| Mar 16 . ExplorersWeb week in review | |
| Check the past weeks major events - Base camp doctors leave for Kathmandu, North Pole skier stranded on ice floe , and more.. | |
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| Mar 15. North West Passage update | |
| The North West Passage Expedition reported in from their journey on Thursday. The temperature is quite cold with -32C and the strong wind forced them to stay in their tents for a full day. The two Norweigian explorers; Bengt Egil Rotmo and Randulf Valle are glad to finally be on their way after the initial difficulties. Now they are heading straight for Cambridge Bay about 412km away. They also talk about the first European that saw the Coppermine River; Scott Samuel Hearne who was there in 1771. |
| Team's website.. |
| Mar 14. Dominick Arduin stranded on ice floe | |
| Dominick Arduin phoned in on her satellite phone yesterday and gave a short and concise report from her North Pole venture. Right now she is stranded on a broken ice floe waiting for assistance from a service flight. There is no immediate danger but Dominick has probably drifted south for about six kilometers. |
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| Mar 13. Mike Horn leaving again | |
| Mike Horn gets ready to leave again after 10 days of rest in Pelly Bay. He has now had the time to let his wounds heal and the time spent there has been great. The local people have been very helpful with advice about the route to the next village, Gjoa Haven. |
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| Mar 12. Polar Race coming up | |
 | In early April the Polar Race 2003 will start from Resolute Bay, Canada. The competing teams will fly out to Canada to be ready for the official race start on April 9th. Anyone is welcome to participate, from novices to more experienced explorers. There are 14 competitors set to compete and they form five teams. |
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| Mar 11. North West Passage Expedition | |
| The two Norweigian explorers; Bengt Egil Rotmo and Randulf Valle have now begun there voyage along the classic North West Passage. They are now on their way and has crossed the delta to the Coppermine River. The team now feel ready to start moving forward at full speed and they are heading straight for Cambridge Bay. |
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| Mar 10. Dominick departed Thursday | |
| Dominick Arduin the French-Finnish explorer departed on her solo expedition to the North Pole Thursday March 6. Dominick set out from the eastern Siberian village of Severnaja Zemljasta to embark on this 1000-mile journey on skis. Never before has a woman completed this difficult trek alone. An amazing challenge. |
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| Mar 9 . ExplorersWeb week in review | |
| Check the past weeks major events - Broad Peak expedition heads home, Gia Tortladze speaks about his decision to leave the K2 winter expedition, and more .. | |
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| Mar 8. Faster glacier movements | |
| Scientists observing glacier movements are becoming a bit worried as space images now show that several large Antarctic glaciers are sliding twice as fast as usual. After the Larsen Ice Shelf disintegrated in 1995 most of the large glaciers have doubled their speed as they send icebergs "calving” into the sea. This raises the question of how vulnerable than Antarctic ice sheet is to global warming. | |
| Glacial information.. |
| Mar 7. North Pole challenge | |
 | Polar explorers Geoff Somers, David Burckett St. Laurent and Adam Levy are heading north to get ready for their upcoming expedition. Later this month they will walk to the Geographic North Pole, starting at around 87°N on the Arctic Ice. They will stay 4-5 weeks on the ice hauling their heavy sleds behind them. If successful then David will become the youngest person ever to have completed this journey. |
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| Mar 6. Difficult leg completed for Mike Horn | |
| The Arktos Adventure is getting underway as Mike Horn reports in, now finally at Pelly Bay. After 700km of hard work dragging the sled through extreme conditions the small village looked amazing to Mike. He arrived there on Febryary 28 and with that finished one of the most difficult legs of his journey. It has been a day to day battle against frost bite and making progress over difficult ice packed terrain. |
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| Mar 5. Antarctic flight out | |
| As the white continent better known as Antarctica closes down for the season everyone gets ready to go back home. The majority have already been flown out and time is running out now for those still remaining. As the temperature drops it becomes more and more risky to fly there. |
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| Mar 4. Arctic trek coming up | |
| The Arctic Trek will continue their snowmobile 8,000-mile expedition through much of Canada and the high arctic this season. Chris Martz of Indianapolis, Indiana and Otto Bakemeier of Dallas, Texas are almost ready to begin the final push to the Geographic North Pole |
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| Mar 3. Solo dive at the North Pole | |
| This spring Australian photographer and diver Marcus Fillinger will attempt a solo and unassisted dive at the North Pole. If successful then he will become the first to accomplish this. Marcus will be leaving ice base "Borneo" by helicopter around April 15 and stay on the ice for 8-10 days. |
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| Mar 2 . ExplorersWeb week in review | |
| Check the past weeks major events - K2 expedition heads home, peak fees slashed in Pakistan, and more .. | |
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| Feb 28. Natural ice melting cycle | |
 | The ongoing debate as to what is causing the Polar Caps to melt continue as before. Now with the added theory that the melting is actually part of a natural pattern. When using explorers ancient log books scientists have found that the shrinkage of sea ice has occured before. |
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| Feb 27. Russian climbing expedition | |
 | The nine climbers from Russia's International Mountaineering Club (IMC) had been climbing peaks in Antarctica for a week when temperatures started to fall in early February. They then decided to return to Novolazarevskaya a week earlier than planned. Only one snow buggy was serviceable, so they were forced to carry the personal and equipment the 150 kilometers north with just the one. |
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| Feb 26. North West Passage expedition | |
| Two Norweigian explorers; Bengt Egil Rotmo and Randulf Valle are going on a voyage along the classic North West Passage this spring. It is the ship route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, north of the Canadian coast. |
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| Feb 25. Polar Race update | |
| The Polar Race 2003 that heads for the Magnetic North Pole is soon underway. In only 42 days everything will begin. The lifestyle group Wedgwood have announced this week that they will design a trophy for the winner. The trophy should convey the spirit of discovery. Called the Wedgwood Blue Ice a team of craftsmen and women are working on it right now |
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| Feb 25. Explore the world | |
 | Get more news from the world of exploring. |
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| Feb 24. Russian North Pole expedition heading north | |
| When ExplorersWeb contacted the Russian team of polar explorers they were preparing for their attempt to ski to the North Pole unsupported. They were just finishing up and getting ready to leave within hours. The team consists of Russians Gueorguy Karpienko, Alexander Larionienko and Viatecheslav Bystrov. |
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| Feb 24. Mike Horn update | |
| A new update came in from Mike Horn on his Arktos adventure yesterday. His position is N67°54.587 W88°18.483 and the news are great. After a week of walking Mike has now made it to the western side of Committee Bay. At first Mike ran into terrible pack ice and the going was almost impossible, then luckily he came across a path leading directly to the west. |
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| Feb 23. Arctic expedition list posted | |
 | The winter/spring 2003 polar expedition list has been posted. Several teams are slated to leave shortly for their journeys to the North Pole. |
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| Feb 23. ExplorersWeb week in review | |
| Check the past weeks major events - K2 summit bid begins, Everest tech week, ocean rower back on track, and more .. | |
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| Feb 21. The pioneers checkpoint | |
 | Get news from the world of adventure on www.ExplorersWeb.com |
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| Feb 21. Ice Warrior expedition | |
| British firefighter Jim Mcneill is attempting to walk solo and unsupported to the Arctic Pole this season. A date for departure has now been set for Jim who will leave on March 3. Later this year if all goes well he will, supported by a team, go to the Magnetic and Geomagnetic poles as well. |
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| Feb 20. French explorer for North Pole | |
| As the season for North Pole ventures is coming up there are some expeditions getting ready to undertake the enormous task of skiing to the North Pole. French explorer Dominick Arduin is attempting to conquer the geographical North Pole this spring as she sets out on March 5 from Cap Arktichevsky, Russia. |
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| Feb 19. Research station closing for the season | |
| The Antarctic summer is finishing up as we speak. This means that those who will stay for the long winter prepare themselves for the experience while others get themselves ready to leave the white continent. This Thursday the finnish research station Aboa was closed for the season. |
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| Feb 18. Mike Horn update | |
 | The last week of Mike Horn's Arktos Adventure has been extremely cold with wind chills of around minus 60 degrees. Mike will have to descend down to the south of Committee Bay before starting his course to the west, continuing his trail of the Polar Circle. |
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| Feb 17. ExplorersWeb Everest tech week | |
 | Part I - Everest technology and communication from Hillary to today It took four days for word to reach England that Hillary and Tenzing reached the summit in 1953. Today, you can call anywhere in the world, right from the summit. |
| Part I.. |
| Feb 14. Arctic fuel cell test | |
| Last winter French researcher and arctic explorer Jean-Louis Etienne drifted on an ice banc for three months in a specifically designed Polar Observer. The mission was a success and Jean-Louis gathered environmental data. In order to do so he used the POLAR PAC Fuel Cell to supply power for his communication, lighting, computer and light energy needs. |
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| Feb 13. New floating station | |
| Way up north in the Arctic region a new station meant for research is to be set up in mid-April. Russian scientists are to resume their research in the Arctic come springtime and this time they will have a brand new station. A new floating station at that. Already in March flights will begin that will determine which ice floe can support the station. |
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| Feb 12. Artists to Antarctica | |
| British Antarctic Survey and the Arts Council of England are trying to combine the Artistic spirit with the wilderness of Antarctica. They will offer two aspiring British artists the chance to spend two months working during the southern hemisphere summer, free of charge. |
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| Feb 11. Russian Antarctic climbing expedition coming home | |
| Having summited 5 different peaks, some of which were previously unclimbed, the Russian team are on their way home and contemplating some of the names they have given to the recently summited. |
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| Feb 11. The British press sinks to a new low, while British man rows to stay on top | |
 | What do you get when you combine the writing talents of a former Penthouse magazine contributor/unauthorized biographer, and a crime novelist, having them write a story about an eccentric adventurer pushing his limits to edge? A whole lot of crap. |
| Read about the British press' new low.. |
| Feb 10. More waiting for Mike Horn | |
| Another update comes in from Mike Horn on his Arktos Adventure. As if Mike has not had enough trouble so far he has now been forced to stay in his tent due to another blizzard. |
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| Feb 9. ExplorersWeb week in review | |
| Check the past weeks major events - Cease-fire in Nepal, climb Everest for free, and more.. | |
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| Feb 8. New quarters at the Pole | |
| The researchers currently living at the South Pole will relocate next week as they move into a new hi-tech complex on stilts leaving their geodesic dome behind. The new base has been built on piles four meters above the ice and will be the new residence for those spending the winter on Antarctica. After having spent 30 years in the old base this is a welcome step up when it comes to comfort. This time they actually have a real dining room that will be able to seat up to 200 people during the summer months. There are still parts that need completing and it will take until 2007 before everything is finished. | |
| More info about quarters.. |
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