North Pole 2012

Norwegian adventurers Mads Agerup & Rune Midtgaard plan to reach the North Pole unsupported and unassisted from the Canadian coastline in approximately 30 days. If the objective is reached, the expedition will be the fastest team ever to trek unsupported from the Canadian coastline to the North Pole.

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Below are all the news we published about the North Pole 2012 expedition

  • Abandon for the Norwegians too

    Published on 02.04.2012

    After having spent almost two weeks on the ice, and progressing well, the duo Mads Agerup & Rune Midtgaard took the decision to give up. Mads got a stinging frostbite on each thumb.

  • “The battle has started ...”

    Published on 22.03.2012

    Finally Norwegian Mads Agerup & Rune Midtgaard were brought to Cape Discovery on 18 March 2012. As a lot of snow has covered the ice through the last storms, the terrain looked smoother than perceived...

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