Polar Expeditions
This website aims at covering polar expeditions by publishing an introdution and linking to the official expedition website. Major expeditions are followed-up more closely through regularly published news, pictures galleries and multimedia files.
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The South Pole Jubilee Expedition
success - from 31.10.2011
The South Pole Jubilee Expedition will follow Amundsen’s route to the Pole (starting at the bottom of the Axel Heiberg glacier), arriving exactly 100 years later on the 14th December 2011.
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North South Solo Expedition
success - from 31.10.2011
This year, explorer Mark Wood will attempt to be the first adventurer to ski -solo and totally unsupported- to both South and North Pole consecutively.
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South Pole and Back - Ski & Kite
success - from 31.10.2011
Famous polar explorer Richard Weber together with Josée Auclair are taking clients to an unsupported trek to the South Pole from Messner Start (Filchner Ice Shelf) (900 km) with the return by kite-skiing.
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TransAntartika 2011
success - from 26.10.2011
Three basque professional alpine style cimbers have decide to take a break in their alpinist carreer. They want to try an 'horizontal ascent' in Antartica.
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ANI South Pole Messner
postponed - from 22.10.2011
We usually do not follow commercial expeditions. But this year we will. At least for one adventure. Two teams guided by two professionnal polar guides and ready to give their impressions afterwards.
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South Pole Solo
success - from 20.10.2011
Australian Mark George is, like he says, before all 'Passionate about Mother Nature'. This passion has inspired him to go on some amazing adventures such as sea-kayaking across Bass Strait, man hauling a sled to the North Pole, and scaling awe inspiring mountains including Mount Everest.
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Antarctica 2011- 2012
success - from 20.10.2011
TO manager Aleksander Gamme is going to Antarctica to complete the trek Hercules Inlet - South Pole. Solo and with the return trip in his mind. This is his way to commemorate the Amundsen year.
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South Pole Race 2011/2012 Centenary Race
success - from 20.10.2011
TO Extreme World Race Ldt. organizes long survival endurance races all over the world. This winter they offer to compete on the Antarctic plateau : 704 km to run on the ice, between the crevasses, snow bridges and the sastrugis... So far 7 teams have registered.
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South Pole 1911-2011
abandoned - from 19.10.2011
Asle T. Johansen together with two other Norwegians celebrate not only the Amundsen Centenary but also the 150th anniversary of the Fridtjof Nansen's birth. They'll use period clothing and equipment.
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Mawson Centennial Expedition
postponed - from 18.10.2011
Australia celebrates also the centenary of their conquest of the 6th Continent by Douglas Mawson. This australian explorer planned a new scientific expedition to the Antarctic coast south of Asutralia. That was in 1911.
