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Explorer Ben Saunders gears up for North Pole speed run
Mar 17th, 2011 at 10:00AM:
This fantastic video provides a glimpse into the equipment and preparation necessary for a solo speed run to the North Pole. Ben Saunders, a world class athlete and explorer, will attempt to break the North Pole speed record on his 487 mile journey from Cape Discovery in Canada. No stranger to the pole, Saunders has seen his share of polar expeditions and will be setting out completely ...
Explore the Arctic with Hurtigruten Tours
Jan 25th, 2010 at 3:00PM: Spitsbergen is the "last stop before the North Pole," a cold, remote landscape of snow, ice, and arctic wildlife. And you can explore it with Hurtigruten, an adventure tour company.
While some of their longer tours may be prohibitively expensive for a lot of travelers (9-day tours cost around $5000 per person). they do offer a much more affordable 6-day Polar Encounters cruise starting at ...Seven Endangered Species You Can Still See in the Wild
Mar 30th, 2009 at 8:00AM: There is no doubt that we are fascinated with wildlife. We love to watch diverse and interesting animals, preferably in their natural habitats, and we're often willing to travel to remote places, sometimes at great expense, to see them. If you enjoy the kind of travel that allows for these kinds of animal encounters, they you'll want to check out BootsnAll's list of the Seven Endangered Species ...Hiking to the North Pole - Audio
Jan 31st, 2006 at 9:56AM: A week or two ago, I mentioned the epic trip by two
adventurer named Børge Ousland and Mike Horn, who embarked shortly thereafter in a an effort to walk to the
North Pole, yes, in the dead of winter. That is, yes, in the dark. The team, according to this piece over at National Geographic, is on the
move. But it looks like they did an audio
interview before they left. It's damn cold. Forty ...
