Everest Lhotse Ski Expedition. Plus team doctor, Monica Piris, and, of course, all Sherpa staff. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alpenglow-Expeditions/22408950391 https://twitter.com/alpenglowexp
Maria Cristina Foundation Mt. Everest Expedition's purpose is to raise funds and awareness for the Maria Cristina Foundation. The foundation offers education and life skills to less than fortunate kids from Bangladesh.
Thomas Stromstedt Everest 2013 dZi Foundation Expedition
Mar 30th, 2013 - May 31st, 2013
Thomas Stromstedt Everest climb fundraising for dZi Foundation to raise at least $27,000 in order to build a school in a remote and poor village in Nepal,
Spaniard Carlos Pauner is aiming to summit Everest and accomplish his pursuit of climbing all eight-thousanders (14x8000ers) without oxygen. http://twitter.com/CarlosPauner
Pakistani Siblings, Mirza Ali and Samina Baig, are climbing with the slogan of Gender Equality. Indian twin sisters Nughsi and Tashi also in their group.
Khoo Swee Chiow aims to climb Mt Everest (8848m) and Mt Kanchenjunga (8586m) back to back. This will be Mr Khoo’s 4th Everest summit if all goes according to plan.
Gyaluk Sherpa, Sirdar Mingma Sherpa, Ang Tshering Sherpa (Chairman Asian Trekking), Dawes Eddy III - USA, John Tsang - Hongkong , Kalu Basnet, Passang Dawa Sherpa and Yoshiharu Nakamura - Japan, Phurba Sherpa and Raj Kumar Sunuwar (cook). The team will be joined at BC by 2 climbers later during the expedition.
http://www.youtube.com/yosuboconcarlossoria https://twitter.com/RetoCarlosSoria https://www.facebook.com/carlos.soriafontan \r74 years \rTeam: Luis Miguel Lopez, Dani Salas and Carlos Martinez.
"I plan to head back to Nepal twice in 2013, for both the spring and fall climbing seasons. My first expedition departs on April 13th for Makalu- the 5th highest mountain on earth. I’ll be on the regular route, climbing alone again."
Arjun climbed Mt. Everest at 16yrs, Lhotse at 17yrs and Manaslu at 17yrs. This spring heading to Makalu. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Arjun-Vajpai/125721980941557
The team is supported by Climbing Sherpas with Nwanglay Sherpa (sirdar), Chhiring Phinjo Sherpa, Karma Sherpa, Prem Bahadur Tamang, Lhakpa Tsheri Sherpa, Nima Gyaljen Sherpa, Pasang Namgyal Sherpa. Base camp cook is Maila Magar and Gyaljen Sherpa.
Alpine style, no porters, no O2 http://www.facebook.com/stephansiegristalpinist More updates: http://www.david-goettler.de/?cat=3 http://www.facebook.com/David.Goettler.alpinist The team is complemented by 3 local helpers who take care about the base camp: cook (Man Baradur), cook’s mate (Ram) and a guide (Karma)
Sam is joining the International Expedition to base camp for logistics and services. Above base camp (4870 meters), they will be operating Independently (without Sherpa support). Intended NW-route (normal route). Supplementary oxygen will not be used. Expedition starts from Kathmandu on April 15th and will reach Makalu basecamp is the 25th. https://twitter.com//Samuli_Mansikka
www.facebook.com/pages/Polski-Himalaizm-Zimowy-2010-2015/161618080550304 Start date April 1, 2013. Polish Winter Himalayan Mountaineering 2010 - 2015 Program with a team of climbers to attempt Dhaulagiri.
Neither Raul Corominas nor Pere Hermshas climbed an 8000er before but have ample experience from peaks outside Asia. http://www.facebook.com/ExpedicioManaslu2013 http://twitter.com/pereherms
The Belgian (Flemish) team of 5 aims to do Gasherbrum II (8035m) and Gasherbrum I (8068m). in one season. with leader Arnold Coster. No Belgian ever completed this challenge.Joining them are 16 Belgian trekkers who will do the Baltoro Trek and Gondogora La. http://www.facebook.com/TheBelgianGasherbrumExpedition2013
The Belgian (Flemish) team of 5 aims to do Gasherbrum II (8035m) and Gasherbrum I (8068m). in one season. with leader Arnold Coster. No Belgian ever completed this challenge.Joining them are 16 Belgian trekkers who will do the Baltoro Trek and Gondogora La. http://www.facebook.com/TheBelgianGasherbrumExpedition2013
Second attempt. Climb alone. no O2. First Spanish to climb the Seven Summits and first Asturian on Everest, Kangchenjunga, Makalu, Lotshe, Manaslu and G-II https://www.facebook.com/rosa.fernandezrubio.1
https://twitter.com/ChuanGuo Offshore sailor from China, who starts solo non-stop circumnavigation in Class 40 on November 18th, 2012. After departing from China, Guo will pilot his yacht across the Pacific Ocean to Cape Horn in Chile, sail into the Atlantic Ocean, then get into the Indian Ocean via the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa before crossing the islands of Indonesia to return to the starting point in Qingdao.\rHe is the first and only professional offshore sailor in China.
Circumnavigation of South-America 2011-2014. Starting again in September 2012, Freya will head north along the West Coast along the mountainous countries of Peru and Ecuador. After crossing the equator, she’ll pass Colombia, paddles through the Panama Canal, along the rest of Columbia, through Venzuela and end the second stage in Georgetown, Guyana, after another 8,000 km and about eight months of paddling.
Stage three picks up again in September 2013 and takes her past the tropical countries of Suriname, Guayane, Brazil and Uruguay and back south to Buenos Aires, Argentina. She will finish the last 8,000 km stage just in time for her 50th birthday in May 2014. In all, she’ll have paddled along 12 countries, traveled as far south as the 50th latitude and as far north as the 10th, and crossed the equator twice.
A Russian-Ukrainian crew set sail on a 97-foot yacht September 2011 from the Black Sea port of Sevastopol and sailed through Arctic waters to Antarctica
Alexander Semenov - Arctic White Sea Biological Station
Jul 10th, 2012 - Jul 10th, 2015
"In 2007, I graduated from Lomonosov’s Moscow State University in the department of Zoology. I specialized in the study of invertebrate animals, with an emphasis on squid brains. Soon after, I began working at the White Sea Biological Station (WSBS) as a senior laborer. WSBS has a dive station, which is great for all sorts of underwater scientific needs, and after 4 years working there, I became chief of our diving team. I now [2012] organize all WSBS underwater projects and dive by myself with a great pleasure and always with a camera." http://www.flickr.com/photos/a_semenov/
On June 9, 2012 Rod Wellington headed to Montana to embark on a 6100km (3800 mile), source to sea descent of the Missouri-Mississippi river system. The Missouri-Mississippi journey will be Stage One of Rod’s Magnificent Seven Expedition, a quest to paddle, from source to sea, the longest river system on each of the world’s seven continents.
On October 22nd, 69-year-old sailor, Jeanne Socrates, set off on solo, nonstop, unassisted circumnavigation (Victoria to Victoria, under sail alone, with no help by use of motor being permitted); 7-8 months at sea, over half of it in the Southern Ocean, on 'Nereida'.
In 2012 Yrvind is celebrating his fifty-anniversary as a small boat sailor by starting a new project. A nonstop circumnavigation in a ten foot boat east about, south of the Capes; an year-and-a-half long journey.
The goal: to live the most outlandish experiences the world has to offer through a five-year world sailing circumnavigation. Emphasizing cultural engagement, high adventure, and extreme sport, the sailboat Wizard’s Eye acts as a base and staging point for expeditions ranging from deep sea cave diving to Mountaineering and everything in-between. Year 1 - Mexico to New Zealand Year 2 - New Zealand to India Year 3 - India to South Africa Year 4 - South Africa to the USA Year 5 - Northwest Passage The main character, Tyler Bradt, is a professional whitewater kayaker who holds the world record for the highest waterfall ever run in a kayak, 189.5 feet tall.
Anasazi Racing is James Burwick, Somira Sao and their three small children Tormentina, Raivo Max, and Pearl (ages 4, 2, & 2 months old). They are a family of five, making long distance ocean passages on a 40' performance sailboat. James is a professional climber & sailor. Somira was born in a Khmer Rouge work camp during the Pol Pot regime. She escaped & immigrated with her parents to the United States at age 4 as a Cambodian refugee.
On its round-the-globe expedition, the MS TÛRANOR PlanetSolar will pioneer the use of sustainable energy technology on water. It is different from anything that has happened in the field of mobility to date. This solar catamaran uses the very latest cutting-edge technology available on the market. Our intention is to demonstrate that high-performance solar mobility can be realised today by making innovative use of existing materials and technology. http://www.facebook.com/PlanetSolar
The Pacific Rowing Race 2014. In June 2014 crews from around the world will set off from the Californian coastline at Monterey Bay and start rowing towards Hawaii.
rOwPG (in aid of our environmental education NGO in the former soviet Republic of Georgia). Monteray, California to Hawaii as part of New Ocean Wave's 2014 Pacific Ocean rowing race. From there they will continue on to Australia doing outreach work and collecting maritime archaeology data for Sarah's PhD. Leaving Monteray in June 2014, ending in December 2014.
A crew of four Icelanders whose goal is to row unsupported from Norway to Iceland, via Scotland and the Faroe Islands in 2013, and then in 2014 to continue to Greenland and Canada. On May 17th 2013 they launch from Kristiansand Norway.Captain: Kjartan Jakob Hauksson https://www.facebook.com/northatlanticrow/
Gareth Jones (UK) and Aaron Chervenakwill (USA) plan to do a complete voyage from Brazil's most northern point at Caburaí, to its southern extreme at Chuíon at the border with Uruguay; covering a distance of over 9000km (5500miles) by foot, paddle and pedal.
Ara: "A Journey which has began a bit over 5 years ago, still drawing the “Starting Line”, this endless path Spirit and I have embarked ourselves on. This time the “finish line” does not seem to be in sight. Our destination is unknown, it is the Journey that matters, it is our own growth that sits above it all and guide us through the many moments acquired these days. We pretty much try to follow the weather, North in the Summer and South in the Winter. We have been fortunate to acquire some Land in Texas, near Big Bend. I call it “The Oasis” and it’s giant Fire Ring is the Center of my own Universe where Serenity, Peace and Love reigns within the Spiritual Space we spend some time of the year, sheltered from the harsher elements residing North of us."
The Objective of the British Schools Exploring Society is to advance the education of young people by providing inspirational and challenging scientific expeditions to remote, wild environments and so promote the development of their confidence, teamwork, leadership and spirit of adventure and exploration.
Two South Africans plan to land-sail with kite buggies the entire coastline of Mozambique from South to North, according to them a distance of 2470 km, using only wind power. Solar energy will supply them with the needed electrical power.
The Route begins and ends at the Golden Gate, following the most nearly perfect Circumference of the Globe ever attempted on a bicycle. Technically possible with just two flights, practically possible with three outside of political instability, the route will vary to accomodate political conditions.
The first section begins in San Francisco and includes an early run on the Icefields Parkway and the AlCan highway as soon as it's clear of snow.
The second section begins in Magadan, and ends in Istanbul., following the TransSiberian Highway and crossing the Caucasus. Due to the Syrian and Sinai stability problems, the longest point-to-point ride possible, from Magadan to Cape Town, is being divided.
The third section runs from Cairo to Cape Town, with a ferry ride on Lake Aswan in order to legally enter Sudan.
The fourth section runs from Ushuaia to Cartagena, ferried from Tierra del Fuego to the mainland. The unrideable Darien Gap necessitates another flight, though it is hikeable.
The fifth section extends from the Darien Gap to Managua before a flight to Florida to avoid drug violence.
The final section from Miami to San Francisco will bring the route over 30,000 miles (a circumference of the globe is ~24,800) , and will be the most nearly circumferential global cycling expedition ever undertaken.
South African Long Riders, Billy Brenchley and Christy Henchie and our 2 horses Chami and Ennahali are undertaking one of the longest horseback rides possible, across some of the harshest and most unforgiving terrain, whilst facing the challenges of extreme weather conditions. Their aim is to ride from the most Northern point of Africa, Cap Blanc in Tunisia to the most Southern point of Africa, Cape Agulhas in South Africa.
Filipe Leite, a 25-year old journalist from Toronto, Canada has embarked on a 10,000 mile, two year long expedition on horseback on July 8th, 2012. Leite's Journey America will take him through a dozen countries as he rides on horseback from Canada to Brazil. He is planning his route in small increments as he travels. Filipe is a second-generation cowboy and was inspired to take on this adventure after childhood stories passed along by his father of Swiss schoolteacher Aime Tschiffely riding two horses from Argentina to Washington D.C. in 1925. Leite is averaging about 30 miles a day, usually taking two days a week to rest. He has reached the 1,000 mile mark of his journey which makes him eligible to become a member of the Long Riders Guild. The journey, which Leite is documenting himself, can be followed on OutWildTV.com where daily updates and twice weekly dispatches are posted. Viewers can also follow along through Filipe's Twitter and Instagram accounts on the site.
On 28th July 2012 David and Katharine started running the length of South America, over 5000 miles, for its wilderness and wildlife" http://www.facebook.com/5000mileproject http://twitter.com/5000mileproject
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North Pole - Greenland: Fyodor Konyukhov & Victor Simonov
Apr 5th, 2013 - Sep 30th, 2013
Fyodor/Fedor Konyukhov and Victor Simonov are attempting a dogsled expedition from the North Pole to the Southern tip of Greenland. Duration 4 months. Distance approx 4000 km.
The North Pole Expedition - Tim Williamson (2013 POSTPONED)
Jan 1st, 2014 - Jun 1st, 2014
Tim Williamson, the British Ultra-runner is attempting to become the first person ever to walk to and from the North Pole, solo and unsupported. He will set off from Resolute Bay in Canada on January 13th, 2013 at 13:13 and begin the 2200 mile round trip in the complete Arctic darkness that will last for the first six weeks. His goals: the longest land based solo unsupported trek ever recorded, the longest civilisation to civilization trek ever recorded, the first person to make it to the North Pole and back without skis and it will also be the greenest attempt as there will be no air transport involved whatsoever. Start Point: Resolute Bay, Canada End Point: Resolute Bay, Canada. Via the North Pole Start Date: January 13, 2013 Distance: 2,300 miles minimum Timeframe: 100 – 120 days\r(Ed note November 23, 2013: EXPEDITION ATTEMPT POSTPONED)
Barneo drifting Ice Camp opens every year in April for about a month on the Arctic sea ice near the North Pole, supporting scientific and skiers. Barneo ice airfield takes regular flights of an An-74 from Longyearbyen, Svalbard and two local based Mi-8 helicopters.
John Huston and Tobias Thorleifsson have put together an expedition to Ellesmere Island to celebrate Otto Sverdrup and his work. In March 2013 John, Tobias, Hugh Dale-Harris and Kyle O’Donoghue will attempt a 630 miles, 72 days traverse on the Island.
This year, 2013, Yemelya-3 and Yemelya-4 amphibious vechiles will be used by the Marine Live-ice Automobile Expedition-2013 to attempt to cross from Russia via the North Pole to Resolute Bay, Canada. The 2013 team is Elagin Vasily (leader, vehicle designer and builder), Makovnev Afanasy (deputy leader), Vankov Andrey (driver-mechanic), Obikhod Vladimir (driver-mechanic), Shkrabkin Alexey (driver-mechanic), Kozlov Nikolai (doctor), and Isaev Sergey (driver-mechanic). https://www.facebook.com/mlae2013
In spring 2015, Sarah Weldon will set out from Russia with Polar Guide Hannah McKeand, to become the first people to reach the Arctic's fourth north pole, 'The Northern Pole of Inaccessibility'; sledge-hauling and on skis.
Partial Northwest Passage row: start in Nome, Alaska, through Alaskan and Canadian Northwest Passage waters to Pond Inlet, Baffin Island. 6000 km. Start June 15, 2013. 3-4 months at sea.
Point Barrow to Longyearbyen, Svalbard via 90°N. Sebastien Roubinet and Vincent Berthet are crossing the Arctic Ocean, through water and ice, with only the wind and their own stamina to carry them. The departure is set from Alaska with arrival in Spitsbergen via the North Pole, after nearly 3000 km (1750 nautical miles). They will be aboard a very peculiar vessel, a catamaran / ice boat hybrid capable of sailing on both water and ice. When the winds will be favorable, the sails will be able to carry them; otherwise they will need to tow the boat themselves for two, maybe three months… without any external assistance.
Three guys from Norway will be attempting to ski across Spitsbergen from south to north. 26-year-old Mats Hoel Johannessen (26, leader) and Magnus Nilssen and Nils Hesthag will be hauling food and fuel for 40 days unsupported and unassisted, but plan to complete the expedition in 30 days. The plan is to start skiing around March 25th, 2013.
Himmeljegerne is a project in which two brothers, one mentally retarded, will attempt to ski between Cambridge Bay and Gjoa Haven in the North West Passage from April 7 to May 20, 2013. In addition, three other expedition members will provide safety, camera work and help with pulling the gear. They will start at the location where the Amundsen ship, 'Maud', lies halfway in the water.
Fabien Docet plans a solo expedition across Antarctica starting from German Neumeyer Station (near Novo Station), past Kohnen Station, on to the Geographic South Pole, then Vostok Station, Dome C, ending at Dumont D'Urville (FR). According to him it is a distance of more than 5000 km. Departure September/October 2014.
The team will depart London on December 6th, 2012 on board the South African Antarctic science ship, SA Agulhas II, to sail to the Russian Antarctic base, Novolazarevskaya (70°46'26"S, 11°51'54"E). The trek will start from Novo on March 21st, 2013 (the equinox and start of the Antarctic night/winter). The two skiers and the two bulldozers with caboose will be heading to the Geographic South Pole (90°S) and continue to Captain Scott's base (77°38′S, 166°24′) at McMurdo Sound where a ship will pick them up. According to them they will cover a distance of 3200 km (2000 miles). They plan to end the journey before the equinox on September 23, 2013, which marks the end of the Antarctic night/winter. Team: Sir Ranulph Fiennes - Expedition Co-Leader, Anton Bowring - Expedition Co-Leader, Tristam Kaye - Operations Manager, Brian Newham - Traverse Manager, Ian Prickett - Ice Team Member, Spencer Smirl - Ice Team Member, Steve Holland - Equipment Specialist, Dr Mike Stroud - Medical Advisor, Hugh Bowring - Operations Deputy Manager, Rosie Claxton - Operations Team Member, Gavin Laws - Trust Deputy Chairman, Eric Reynolds - Trustee, Michael Payton - Trustee, Richard Jackson - Trustee.
ANI offers five climb programs and one ski and climb combination during the 2012-13 Mount Vinson season. Dates, Nov 23 - Dec 5, Dec 5 - Dec 17, Dec 17 - Dec 29, Dec 29 - Jan 10, Dec 29 - Jan 10 (climb and ski), and Jan 10 - Jan 22.
ANI supports expeditions that ski, climb, fly or drive on Antarctica. They operate from Punta Arenas in Chile, with base camp, Union Glacier (79° 45'S, 083° 14'W), on Antarctica.
ALE provides the logistic support and safety backup needed for climbing groups to Mount Vinson and other Antarctica peaks, expeditions to the South Pole and flights to Antarctica. They operate from Punta Arenas in Chile, with base camp, Union Glacier (79° 45'S, 083° 14'W), on Antarctica. ALE owns ANI.
ALCI provides the logistic support and safety backup needed for climbing groups and ski expeditions to the South Pole operating from Cape Town, South Africa, to Novo Base (70° 46’37”S, 011° 49’26”E) on Antarctica.
For years the "Tractor Girl" from The Netherlands, Manon Ossevoort, has been chasing her dream. Now it has become reality with a main sponsor that came on board, the tractor manufacturer, Massey Ferguson. Their expedition will emulate the achievement of Edmund Hillary, who reached the South Pole in 1958 using three Ferguson tractors. It is planned that three MF 5600 tractors will reach the South Pole 56 years after Hillary's achievement in the 2014-5 season. This will also be the 56th Anniversary year of the birth of the Massey Ferguson brand name.
General news items and articles from the Antarctic stations and research vessels. The Antarctic Sun, part of the U.S. Antarctic Program, is funded by the National Science Foundation (contract number NSFDACS1219442). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
Photos of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station taken every 15 minutes (if a relay satellite is available for transmission) from the roof of the National Science Foundation's Atmospheric Research Observatory (ARO) which houses NOAA/ESRL's Clean Air Facility.
In order to preserve the life of the camera, it is tilted down toward the snow when the sun is in the field of view, which occurs for several weeks around sunset (March) and sunrise (September) when the sun marches in a circle above the horizon. From mid-April until mid-August the moon and the aurora australis provide the only natural lighting. The camera is shut off from about mid April to early September.
15 April 2013 - 12 May 2013 Kangerlussuaq, West Greenland to Isortoq, East Greenland 575km 28 days. The team is comprised of 1 x UK team member, 1 x Indian team member and guide, David Paabo. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ice-Horizons/349231328484486
Depart Tasiilaq on the East coast, and head South-West to Nansen's ultimate goal, Nuuk, the capital of Greenland on the South-East coast. Guide: Rick Marchant.
https://twitter.com/PolarIceTeam https://www.facebook.com/pages/PolarIce/94284033606 In Kite-skiing 2,400km across Greenland from South to Qaanaaq.\rRoute map:\rhttp://www.polarice10.com/expedition.html
The team plans to walk 756km from the most western point to the most eastern point with the assistance of Icelandic Horses to carry their food, film and camping gear for the duration of the trip. June 21 - Aug 3, 36 days, average 21km + 9 days rest/ weather/ injury/ horses days.
In June 2012, 8 years after becoming paralysed, Andy Campbell will set off from London to travel 30,000 miles across 4 continents (Europe, Asia, North and South America) in a wheelchair. For 2 years he will cross from seas to deserts and everything in-between. He will kayak rivers and oceans, paraglide over mountain ranges, ski over snow covered plains, kite-buggy across deserts and handcycle remote trails to keep going. Andy will be accompanied by a support vehicle.
Dr. Steve Fabes set off on in January of 2010 to cycle the length of six of the earth's continents. The journey is projected to take around five years, during which he will travel through over 60 countries and cover some 80,000 km (50,000 miles).
