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		<description>The ExploraPoles website provides an overview of polar expeditions and explorers. We hope that, through adventure, one can discover these fabulous regions and their importance for our planet's climate system.</description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:20:36 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Coldest Journey (Sir Ranulph Fiennes &amp; Team)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/The_Coldest_Journey_Sir_Ranulph_Fiennes_Team</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Sir Ranulph Fiennes is back in the Antarctic for a world first. He will&nbsp;lead a team of explorers to conquer the last great polar challenge: crossing the Antarctic in winter.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:55:24 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Solo on the classical Hercules Inlet &#45; South Pole (Richard Parks)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/the_south_pole_richard_parks</link>
			<description><![CDATA[After having retired from international rugby because of an injury, welshman Richard Parks has become the first person to succeed in reaching the seven summits as well as both North and South Poles in less than one year.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:13:01 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Solo Across the Frozen Wilderness (A. Linsdau)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/solo_across_the_frozen_wilderness_a._linsdau</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A young San Diego resident, adventurer Aaron Linsdau (38), wants to become the first American to complete, solo and without any means of assistances (no kites), the classical Hercules Inlet -&gt; South Pole trek - 1 450 miles trip.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:45:04 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Subglacial Lake Ellsworth (British scientists &amp; engineers)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/subglacial_lake_elllsworth</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In December 2012, a group of British scientists and engineers plan to drill through 3 kil of ice into a buried lake called subglacial&nbsp;Lake Ellsworth.
They aim to search for life forms in the isolated water as well as clues to past climate in the lake-bed sediments. This is an amazing project and one of the highlights of our austral summer season.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:21:54 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Dark Ice Project (A. Hibbert &amp; J. Miles)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/the_dark_ice_project</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Britons Alex Hibbert (polar photographer, 26) and Justin Miles (writer, lecturer and management consultant to sports and fitness organisations, 39) are planing a two-phase expedition. Their aim: reaching the North Pole from Greenland, unsupported, and during winter. They should leave from Qaanaaq mid-December.&nbsp;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:40:58 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/the_dark_ice_project</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Journey South (Kasim Rafiq)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/journey_south_kasim_rafiq</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Young University of Edinburgh student Kasim Rafiq (22, bord in Livingston) aims to become the youngest Briton to conquer the South Pole. Unassisted and unsupported, meaning without resupply and without any kind of powerkites whatsoever.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2012 11:15:12 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/journey_south_kasim_rafiq</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[2012 South Georgia (K.F. Olsen with M. &amp; V. Simmonsson)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/2012_south_georgia_k.f._olsen_m._v._simmonsson</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Three adventurous&nbsp;Norwegian women are heading south to undertake the crossing of the sub antarctic island of South Georgia. They will travel by ski.&nbsp;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:57:31 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/2012_south_georgia_k.f._olsen_m._v._simmonsson</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Arctic Return Adventure Tour]]></title>
			<link>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/arctic_return_adventure_tour</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This adventure is based on the Fridtjof Nansen/Fram odyssey -if the famous Norwegian explorer had reached the North Pole with his companion&nbsp;Hjalmar Johansen, he surely would have decided to proceed to Spitzbergen. That's the route Norwegian Audun Tholfsen and his Estonian friend Timo Palo want to try. To try&nbsp;the historical plan what never became completed.&nbsp;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:57:49 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/arctic_return_adventure_tour</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[North South Solo Expedition &#45;Leg 2]]></title>
			<link>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/north_south_solo_expedition</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This year, explorer Mark Wood will attempt to be the first adventurer to ski -solo and totally unsupported-&nbsp; to both South and North Pole consecutively.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:14:47 +0200</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/north_south_solo_expedition</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[North Pole 2012]]></title>
			<link>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/north_pole_2012</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Norwegian adventurers Mads Agerup &amp; 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.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:50:29 +0100</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/north_pole_2012</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Expédition Pôle Nord 2012]]></title>
			<link>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/expedition_pole_nord_2012</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This team of two people (Le Tressoler and Cabon) aims to be the first inhabitants of the North Pole. They plan to stay six weeks in the area and will travel every day away from the Pole, coming back to their base camp every night. After having made various scientific measurements and observation during the day.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:50:03 +0100</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/expedition_pole_nord_2012</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[90° North Pole (Yasunaga Ogita)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/90_North_Pole_Yasunaga_Ogita</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Japanese skier Tae-Young Yasunaga Ogita (35 ans) is trying to reach North Pole leaving from Ward Hunt (Ellesmere Island), solo and unsupported.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:35:27 +0100</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/90_North_Pole_Yasunaga_Ogita</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Irish North Pole 2012]]></title>
			<link>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/irish_north_pole_2012</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Irish adventurers Mike O' Shea and Clare O' Leary want to become the first Irish people to travel on foot to the Geographical North Pole. They have decided to depart from the classical starting point, the northern coast of Ellesmere Island, Ward Hunt.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 19:39:09 +0100</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/irish_north_pole_2012</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Indian Army at the North Pole]]></title>
			<link>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/indian_army_at_the_north_pole</link>
			<description><![CDATA[After having summitted four eight thousanders and scaled seven out of nine available peaks, after having conquered the South Pole last year (15 January 2011), The Indian Army is undertaking yet another &lsquo;First Indian&rsquo; Ski Expedition -to North Pole this time. As usual, Lieutenant Colonel Anand Swaroop is leading the group.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 19:19:24 +0100</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/indian_army_at_the_north_pole</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[North Pole Expedition : Six Ordinary Men]]></title>
			<link>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/np_expedition_six_ordinary_men</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Nigel Warwick and Brian Amos are aiming to organize a trek to the North Pole with the theme 'Ordinary Men doing Extraordinary Things'. They just want to raise funds for the children&rsquo;s medical research charity, Sparks. Their target is &pound; 250k.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:52:09 +0100</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/np_expedition_six_ordinary_men</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Antarctic Ice Expedition]]></title>
			<link>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/antarctic_ice_expedition</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Belgians Dixie Dansercoer and Sam Deltour are aiming to try a new world record, going for a round Antarctica and anticlockwise voyage (non motorized and in complete autonomy) on a 6.000 km distance.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:21:36 +0100</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/antarctic_ice_expedition</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Antarctica 2011&#45;12 Legacy Crossing]]></title>
			<link>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/antarctica_2011_12_legacy_crossing</link>
			<description><![CDATA[American Sebastian Copeland together with Canadian Eric McNair-Landry are attempting to open a new route to cross the Antarctic. They will leave from Novolazarevskaia and try to reach Hercules Inlet passing through the Pole of Inaccessibility and the Sourth Pole, a 4.000 km trek.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:23:12 +0100</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/antarctica_2011_12_legacy_crossing</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Acciona Windpower Antarctica 90°S]]></title>
			<link>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/acciona_windpower_antarctica_90s</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Spanish explorer Ram&oacute;n Larramendi together with three other companions are undertaking a geographical, sporting and exploration milestone stoked by a scientific vocation. From Novolazarevskaia to Union Glacier passing through the South Pole. A 3 500 km voyage.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:32:46 +0100</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/acciona_windpower_antarctica_90s</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Helen&#8217;s Polar Challenge (Ski, Kite &amp; Bike)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/helens_polar_challenge</link>
			<description><![CDATA[BBC TV "Blue Peter" young presenter Helen Skelton (28) has decided to become the first person ever to reach the South Pole using skis, kites and a bike to get there.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:29:29 +0100</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/helens_polar_challenge</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[The South Pole : Solo but not Alone]]></title>
			<link>http://www.explorapoles.org/expeditions/detail/the_south_pole_solo_but_not_alone</link>
			<description><![CDATA[On 20th November 2011, Howard Fairbank is scheduled to fly to a point 82'10"S 065'00"W on the Ronne Ice Shelf. This is the official, 'edge of continent', called Messner start point, named after the famous Italian mountaineer and explorer, Reinhold Messner who in November 1989, almost accidently established this start point and the route to the Pole.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 14:40:09 +0100</pubDate>
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