The Arctic Arc Expedition
Posted on 25.10.2007 • in Projects
Arctic Arc brochure: cover
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To celebrate the International Polar year 2007-2008, Alain Hubert and Dixie Dansercoer attempted a traverse from Siberia to Greenland on skis. As part of their journey, they participated in a full educational programme. They also undertook a range of scientific studies and took measurements and samplings under the guise of several polar research institutes.
Up until now, major crossings of the Arctic have traditionally begun at Cape Arktishewski in Siberia, and ended on Ellesmere island - thus covering a distance of approximately 1700 kilometres. The trajectory planed by Alain Hubert is significantly longer. It was planned to end at the southernmost tip of Greenland and would have required them to travel some 4300 km. Such a feat had never been undertaken before in the Arctic.
The expedition started in February 2007, and lasted until June 2007. Beginning of March, the team was on the ice, leaving from the Severnaya Zemlya Archipelago, and had planned to arrive at Narssarssuaq one hundred and ten days later. The expedition is now over but you can still access the follow up news, pictures and movies on the ExploraPoles website.
As in the previous polar expeditions organised by Alain Hubert, this traverse brought together:
- adventure in the polar regions
- educational tools and projects
- scientific research
