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The Last Degree
to the Geographic North Pole
2007
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2007 Last
Degree team at the North Pole (click to
enlarge)
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The
team reached GPS 89.599°N (the
Geographic North Pole) on April 26 just
before midnight GMT. They had to traverse
numerous pressure ridges and leads (open
water), as well as battle the fast-moving,
drifting ice. They were flown to ice
station Borneo after a night on the top of
the world, and connected with their
flights home via Longyearbyen.
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Latest Photos
(click to enlarge):
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NEW
- Borneo 2007
(click to enlarge)
Ice
Runway
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2007
North Pole Team
Doug
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Douglas
Stoup
Veteran
explorer Doug Stoup is currently
leading an international team of
adventurers over the frozen
Arctic Ocean to the Geographic
North Pole.
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Stephan
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Stephan
Patrick Wade
(UK)
I am raising money for The
Outward Bound Trust who strives
to build the self esteem of young
people... more
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Bernice
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Bernice
Notenboom
(Holland)
Bernice's passion to explore
nomadic tribes in remote places
in the world, has brought her to
visit 70 countries and numerable
indigenous cultures in the most
far-flung places in the world...
more
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Brian
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Brian
Douds
(UK)
Motivated by success, achievement
and a passion for adventure, at
the age of 24 I am about to face
my greatest challenge yet...
more
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Dan
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Daniel
R. Westergren
(USA)
Dan's primary interest in going
to the North Pole is the
challenge of bringing back
interesting photographs of a
difficult and visually challenged
environment.
more
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Glen
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Glen
Forest Poulsen
(USA)
Glen Poulsen has just come back
from where you would like to go.
A member of Squaw Valley's
founding family, Glen knows the
Sierra Nevada like you know the
back of your hand...
more
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Nick
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Nicholas
Oliver Hunter
(UK)
What could possibly be more
amazing than to stand at the top
of the world? I then learnt that
more people have been into space
than walked to the North Pole and
suddenly the enormity of the
challenge sank in.
more
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James
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James
Alastair Eadie
(UK)
Through sponsorship from Coke and
others I am raising funds for The
Outward Bound
Trust...
more
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Suzanne
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Suzanne
Nance
(USA)
Last year at this time, I was
making my way to the Base Camp of
Everest. I can proudly say that I
am one of a very few women who
have climbed all 7 summits...
more
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Liquid logic's 'jefe'
kayaks will be used to cross leads
Arctic ice melt
(State
of the Arctic
report)
April
/ May 2007
Itinerary
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DATE
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ACTIVITY
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10
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Doug and
Glen depart U.S.
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11
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Arrive
Amsterdam meet up with Bernice and Marc
Cornelisson
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Leave
Amsterdam > Oslo
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Arrive
Longyearbyen early a.m.
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Longyearbyen
/ preparations...
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Team
arrives
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Expedition
preparations...
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Departure
delay / preparations
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Departure
delay / preparations
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Departure
delay / preparations
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Departure
delay / preparations
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Arrived at
Borneo
89°14' Napprox. 47 mi. to the
pole
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Full day
of trekking > 89°20'58" N
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10
nautical miles > 89°30
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8 nautical
miles > 89°36
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18 miles
to the pole...
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89.48°
> 12 miles to the pole
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Arrived
Geographic North Pole
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To Borneo
> Longyearbyen
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Team
returns home...
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30
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Glen,
Bernice and Doug on ski tour...
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MAY --
ski...
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ski
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3
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ski tour
ends
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Depart
Longyearbyen > Arrive Amsterdam
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Depart
Amsterdam
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See you
next year...
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