6 posts tagged with ben saunders
SOUTH
Four months in a place that wants you dead.
Ben and Tony have officially announced their expedition planned for October 2006: SOUTH – the first return journey to the South Pole on foot. A two-man, 1,800 mile trek from the coast of Antarctica to the Pole and back, the longest unsupported … view full post
Congratulations Ben
Almost two months ago, Ben Saunders set out from Cape Arktichevsky in Russia with one goal in mind – to ski across the Arctic Ocean solo and unsupported, and in doing so becoming the first person to achieve this. The Serco TransArctic Expedition. … view full post
Record-setting thrill-seekers: apply here
I woke up at 5am this morning – this is extremely rare. (Dad: YES! I saw the sunrise and I have a photo to prove it, ha!). Fast-forward four hours and I’m in a small fishing boat, the ‘Cavalier‘ – driven by Dantjie, a retired fisherman – leaving Miller’s Point on route to Cape Point in unnervingly rough seas with … view full post
Serco TransArctic Expedition site wins a Web Standards Award
Charlize Theron, you beauty!
Via Oscar.com: read her acceptance speech or watch the post-presentation streaming video.
Elsewhere, in the Arctic – for an inspiring read check out yesterday’s column in The Observer Magazine – ‘This much I know: Ben Saunders, explorer’.
Everyone’s got a North
One man. 1,240 miles. Alone in the Arctic.
On Saturday Ben will be departing on his expedition to make the first ever solo unsupported ski crossing of the Arctic Ocean – from Russia to Canada via the North Pole. He will be man-hauling supplies for the entire journey. No … view full post
Ben Saunders: record-breaking polar adventurer, athlete and speaker
Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
– Joshua J. Marine
I had the pleasure last week of meeting with Ben Saunders; record-breaking polar adventurer, athlete and speaker. In two months, Ben will begin one of the toughest physical challenges ever undertaken: his aim is to ski solo and unsupported … view full post