Magdalena bay in Svalbard/Spitzbergen is certainly one of the most breathtaking alpine mountains and glaciers landscape within the Arctic world! Arctic photographer and specialist Patrick Reader has been visiting this spot a few times. Last September 2014, he did some astonishing … Continue reading
The new edition of the federal government’s map of Canada presented a few days ago will likely surprise many of us by showing more sea ice over the Arctic Ocean. This version may be very confusing for the public, young … Continue reading
Both Polar bears & walruses are certainly majestic Arctic creatures! Did you know that underwater walruses can be very curious, even quite agressive to the extent that kayakers are to be very cautious while exploring the Arctic ocean. Watch here … Continue reading
Watch out folks for “Nordaustlandet 2015“! This Arctic kayaking expedition will be without doubt spectacular, exceptional & worth following during this summer 2015! 5 Norwegians (maybe 6) are planning to circumnavigate by sea kayaks one of the most beautiful and … Continue reading
Let’s all be united by switching off our lights for 60 Minutes this Saturday March 28, 2015 at 20h30 to fight symbolically against climate change and to show how vital it is to preserve our environment & planet! All together, … Continue reading
I wanted to put forward this great and educative project named “DAREWIN” which aim to encounter, communicate and collect video and audio footage of wild cetacean behavior. The team is composed of well-known Belgian freediver Fred Buyle, French engineer Fabrice Schnöller and … Continue reading
ARCTIC STATES, a three-day symposium held between April 17-19, 2015 at the US University of Virginia School of Architecture, brings together an international consortium of leading designers and colleagues from allied disciplines to posit the role of design in the rapidly transforming … Continue reading
One must be very carefull to wear serious protection ( don’t look directly at the sun because it could cause you serious harm) when the solar eclipse (a path across the earth’s surface will be plunged into darkness as the moon covers … Continue reading
The 7th International Conference on Arctic Margins (ICAM VII) will be held 2nd-5th June 2015, in Trondheim, Norway. ICAM VII is hosted by the Geological Survey of Norway (NGU), and will be held at Britannia Hotel in the city center … Continue reading
Divers, freediving fans and sea widlife lovers will be amazed by this underwater photography exhibition taking currently place till the 24th of March 2015 in Brussels – Belgium in the deep pool of Nemo 33… This event is signed by incredible … Continue reading
Polar Bear Day on 27 February celebrates the number one symbol of the Arctic, raising awareness about issues like climate change and oil exploration which threaten the existence of this impressive animal and all his friends the narwal, beluga, seal, … Continue reading
The Arctic Science Summit Week 2015 (ASSW) is the annual gathering of the international organizations engaged in supporting and facilitating Arctic research. It will be held in Toyama, Japan on April 23-30, 2015 The purpose of the summit is to provide … Continue reading
Arctic fans and Antique collectors will be delighted to know that Sotheby’s London is hosting during this March a week-long extraordinary exhibition (4-12 March 2015) and auction (10-12 March 2015) called “Bear Witness” where one can wiew and buy a variety of … Continue reading
The 6th Arctic Shipping Summit will be held on March 18-19, 2015 in Montreal, Canada and will highlight the achievements of Canada’s Chairmanship of the Arctic Council and discuss the USA’s forthcoming plans. It will review the need for improvements … Continue reading
Artist Louise Pilditch presents a solo exhibition titled “Svalbard – Arctic Wilderness, Community and Polar Bears” at 54 The Gallery in Shepherd Market, London, England. Running from the 24th – 28th February 2015, the exhibition will feature works inspired by her … Continue reading
Plan with your family or with your school a visit to a wonderful exhibition about the Arctic at the Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, till May 3, 2015 in order to discover the beauties of the Far North, its amazing wildlife … Continue reading
The Anchorage museum of Alaska, USA will present from February 27 till May 10, 2015 a landmark exhibition titled “Sami Stories: Art and Identity of an Arctic People” which is about the Sámi history and culture from the 17th century … Continue reading
Your are passionate by cycling and by breathtaking northern landscapes, then you will love to watch the The Arctic Race of Norway 2015 taking place between August 13th and August 16th 2015. After having wound through the Norwegian fjords around … Continue reading
According to the January 2015 report by NOAA Climate.gov “Old ice in Arctic vanishingly rare”: …Decades ago, the majority of the Arctic’s winter ice pack was made up of thick, perennial ice. Today, very old ice is extremely rare… The … Continue reading
In Never Alone Game, players take on the roles of main charachter Nuna, a young native girl member of Alaska’s Inupiat tribe, and her sweet Arctic fox companion, as they try to rescue her homeland from an unending blizzard… … Continue reading
Watch on this Friday 23 of January 2015 at 20h50 the French documentary “Il était une fois l’Arctique (Once upon a time the Arctic)” on French Tv program Thalassa, France 3… … L’Arctique fond. L’ours polaire se meurt. La … Continue reading
Today on Arctic05, let’s go funnn and for some relaxation with French Freeski legend Candide Thovex. And, remember as well his backflip above a police car (view here below the second video)… Impressive!
Art Fair BRAFA exhibition will be held in Brussels, Belgium from the 24 January till the 1st February 2015 where one will be able to discover a new selection of paintings executed in Greenland by Danish artists at the beginning of the 20th … Continue reading
Claudine Brasseur, Belgian Tv presenter of “Nature & Wildlife” Tv programme Le Jardin Extraordinaire, gives her view on Belgian radio “La Prem1ère” about Patrick Reader’s passion for the Arctic and his French polar book “L’Appel de l’Arctique” (Arctic Calling) including … Continue reading
The Adventure Film Festival 2015 will be held in France on the 30, 31st January and 1st February 2015 at CENTQUATRE in Paris. 21 exceptional adventure films will be broadcasted including “VAÏHÉRÉ CAP SUR L’ANTARCTIQUE (Vaïhéré, heading for Antarctica)”, on Friday … Continue reading
The 2015 dog sled race “La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc” held in the beautiful French Alpes will take place from the 11th till 22 of January 2015…Be amazed during these two weeks by this unsual 750km international competition through fantastic white … Continue reading
The Arctic Frontiers 2015 conference on climate and energy will be held in Tromso, Norway between the 18th till 23 January 2015! “… The 9th Arctic Frontiers conference will be held in Tromsø, Norway, with the title: Climate and Energy, from … Continue reading
A new documentary film “Vodavos – Tomcar Permafrost (Porteur d’eau en Sibérie)” has been released this autumn 2014! Tomcar-Initiative has been launched in order to promote research within the field of terrestrial organic matter characterization in aquatic ecosystems. It has the … Continue reading
The book “Conan Doyle au pôle Nord – Les Carnets retrouvés du père de Sherlock Holmes” published in French in 2014 by “Paulsen éditions” is about hunting whales in the Arctic during the 19th century. “… En 1880, Arthur Conan Doyle, alors … Continue reading
A wonderful documentary “Babouchka, l’enfer du pôle” will be broadcasted this Friday 12th December at 20.00 and on Thursday 18th December 2014 at 23.40 on TV5 Canada channel. French Arctic film “Babouchka, l’enfer du pôle” produced by Thierry … Continue reading
Benoist Clouet is for sure a talented wildlife photographer and a great lover of the Arctic, in particular the beautiful archipelageo of Svalbard (Spitzbergen). Today, he is presenting us his new English and French book “80°Nord-Svalbard“, a collection of breathtaking Far North … Continue reading
International Chinese Artist & Translator Sasha O (who did with passion the Chinese translation of Arctic05 and my interview for her project “Inspire Me With” – click here >>) is selling her own illustrated 2015 beautiful Arctic calendar cards (Limited edition … Continue reading
Belgian polar explorer Alain Hubert (on the left of the below picture) and Antarctic “zero emission” station “Princess Elisabeth” are under the focus of close media scrutiny! Tv programme “Devoir d’enquête” of Belgian Tv station RTBF has done a journalistic … Continue reading
The new French written Arctic book by Isabelle Autissier and Erik Orsenna titled “Passer par le Nord – La nouvelle route maritime (Through the North – the new shipping route)” has just been launched by publisher “éditions Paulsen“! A great gift idea … Continue reading
Arctic05 has the privilege to announce you that talented Belgian photographer Nicolas Springael has just launched in Brussels his new collection of beautiful Arctic pictures around the fascinating and breathtaking archipelageo of Svalbard – Spitzbergen. If you are visiting … Continue reading
Several cameras positioned in the icy tundra around the Canadian town of Churchill, Manitoba will give you the incredible and unique chance to view live white bears in their habitat at this automn period of the year! The cameras are live between … Continue reading
Watch here below the video trailer + a sequence of Disneynature documentary film “Bears”! This film is released in France since November 2014 (US in April 2014) under the title “Grizzly“… “… In an epic story of breathtaking scale, Disneynature’s … Continue reading
Wildlife photographer and polar guide Benoist Clouet will be presenting between the 20 and 23 of November 2014 in France at the 18th Festival de la Photo Animalière et de Nature (Wildlife & Nature Festival) of Montier – En – Der his … Continue reading
Gérald Faway and his wife Yasmine Mehdid produced a short video on different beauties one can admire in Iceland… What a beautiful country with so much breathtaking lanscapes… If you wish to know more about Iceland, I invite you to … Continue reading
Les parents de la petite Dora m’avaient suggeré de passer à l’école de leur fille pour partager avec les élèves de sa classe ma passion et mon expérience de l’Arctique. Me voici cordialement invité par Madame l’institutrice Joëlle de la 3ème maternelle de l’Ecole belge … Continue reading
