Since my first polar expedition, to Ellesmere Island in 1992, I’ve been back to the Arctic or Antarctica almost every year, including three new routes to the South Pole, a double-season traverse of the Arctic Ocean and two crossings of Greenland. In 2012 I co-founded the International Polar Guides Association and am its current president. With over 25 expeditions to the North and South Poles, most as a guide for my company Icetrek, I’m fascinated by high latitude adventures.
Passion
I like to design polar expeditions and equipment that break conventional molds, not only because they are different, but because they sate my explorer gene.
Exploration and Innovation
I’ve skied three new routes through the Transantarctic Mountains to the South Pole, invented Flexi Ski Bindings and discovered I could turn my eyelids inside out.
Sports
Judo, skiing
Sports Wishlist
Paragliding
Skills
Polar expedition planning and guiding, guitarist and singer, choosing good red wine.
Skills Wishlist
Paragliding
Current Project
Designing a Polar Expeditions Classification Scheme
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