Well-known and friendly Belgian polar explorer Dixie Dansercoer is back for a breathtaking and unique Arctic expedition which will be held in April 2014. Dixie and Eric McNair-Landry have set the goal to complete more than 5000 kilometres in a...
Hihaaaaa! Time today for some real fun & extreme action on Bear Island (Bjørnøya) ! Located in the middle of nowhere in the Barents sea, this small island is at the southern end of the Arctic Norwegian Svalbard archipelago. "Bear...
Remember those four French handicap divers who did attempt during this month of July 2013 an amazing human and sports challenge to dive in the extreme and cold waters of Sermelik fjord in Greenland near the Inuit village of...
French navigator Philippe Poupon, his wife Géraldine Danon and their 3 children are sailing around the world. Géraldine Danon has just published a book in French on their sailing experience around Antarctica. It's titled "Le Continent Inconnu"...
The Mars Society is seeking six volunteers to participate as members of the crew of the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station (FMARS) during an extended simulation of human Mars exploration operations on Devon Island in northern Canada (August...
Sunday 8 December 2013 from 13 till 21 h will be held in Paris - France at La Maison des Océans a polar event which all sailing lovers will hopefully like to attend to watch films with breathtaking Arctic & South Pole landscapes and meet...
Shannon Huffman Polson retraces in the below video the dramatic Arctic journey of her parents in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge wilderness in Alaska where they were killed by a grizzly bear while sleeping in their tent. As...
Black, yellow and red are again at the honnors, here we gooooo Belgium! If our small Belgium country will attend the Brazilian Football World Cup in 2014, Belgian Frederik Van Lierde is certainly one of the most extraordinary athlet in...
Louisiana Arctic exhibition is going on till February 2, 2014 at The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in 3050 Humlebæk, Denmark . This exhibition is exploring the wonderful, fragile, frightening and powerful Arctic world . Arctic is a story...
French Polar explorer Eric Brossier is informing us in his newsletter dated 22 October 2013 that "... Starting today, TV5 is broadcasting (next date is on the 29/10/13 at 10h) the film "Children of the Cold" (teaser video here below), awarded at...
The artistic Gallery of French sailing vessel Tara is showing on its online website the work of various artists who have embarked since 2003. "... Artists were invited to freely interpret their voyage aboard Tara, and have used various forms of...
During the week-end of September, 30 2013, events have been taking place in Orkney, North of Scotland to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Arctic explorer Dr John Rae. STV News is reporting: "... Rae's legacy as the discoverer of the...
As from next summer 2014, well-known skipper Jimmy Cornell will start from London a wonderful round the world sailing rally named Blue Planet Odyssey aiming to raise awareness of the global effects of climate changes on the Arctic pack-ice, the...
Remember this summer 2013! Four adventurers were attempting a world first incredible expedition by rowing the 3.000 km Arctic Northwest Passage starting from Inuvik in the Northwest Territories of Canada on board their 25-foot long rowing...
Be ready to view here below the beautiful French short film "Dans tes yeux - Svalbard - Norvège (In your eyes - Svalbard - Norway)" where a blind journalist Sophie Massieu will bring you to discover the wonders of the Arctic archipelageo of...
CBC News is reporting the details of an Arctic Canadian Coast Guard Rescue helicopter which on the 9th of September 2013 crashed in M'Clure Strait's cold & icy waters on the north shore of Banks Island while out on a reconnaissance mission...
Famous French Arctic adventurer Gilles Elkaim is sharing on his website Arktika his feelings and experience about his summer 2013 Arctic Northwest Passage (Baffin Island in Nunavut to North of Alaska) expedition on board of sailing yacht...
The film documentary "Beyond the Challenge" has been launched by Belgian polar explorer Dixie Dansercoer and Axa Belgium in order to increase the climate awareness towards a big audience. This polar film “Beyond the...
Belgian skipper Nicolas Mouchart has indicated to me by sms that his yacht Perd pas le Nord and his crew have succeeded on this 14/15th September 2013 the crossing of the mythical Arctic Northwest Passage. They are now in Nome, North West of...
The spectacular polar film Le Piège blanc is broadcasted this week on TV5 Monde Tv channel both in Europe and around the world. View here below the video trailer! Here below the Tv agenda=> Europe=> 11th of September 2013 at 21h05...
Discover the photo exhibition "Chiens de traineaux dans le Yukon Canada (Dog sled in Yukon Canada) " of Anne-Touati from the 17th September till 27th November 2013 at the French travel agency à Grand Nord Grand Large at 75 rue Richelieu 75002...
Website www.sail-world.com has been reporting on the 29th of August 2013 that several yachts crossing the mythical Arctic Northwest Passage (Nunavut - Alaska or vice-versa) are caught by drifting ice at 2 strategic points : At Cap Bathurst for...
I wanted to share with you this formidable discovery I made recently: the breathtaking Arctic pictures of French wildlife photographer Vincent Munier. I invite you to view the below video to appreciate together his talent, to understand how much...
Sébastien Lapierre et Olivier Giasson from Canada are achieving at the moment the crossing with their sea kayak of the mythical Arctic Northwest Passage. This amazing polar expedition with code name « Rêve de glace 2013 »...
Your are passionate by cycling and by breathtaking northern landscapes, then you will love to watch the very first edition of The Arctic Race of Norway taking place between August 8th and August 11th 2013. The race starts in the city of Bodo...
Remember those four French handicap divers who did attempt during this month of July 2013 a wonderful human and sports challenge to dive in the extreme and cold waters of Sermelik fjord in Greenland near the Inuit village of Tiniteqilaaq......
Four adventurers are now attempting a world first incredible expedition by rowing the 3.000 km Arctic Northwest Passage. The crew has set off a few days ago from Inuvik in the Northwest Territories of Canada their 25-foot long, specially built...
Le Cercle Polaire de France is organizing on Tuesday 9th of July 2013 at 18.30 a conference on the following theme : "La route maritime du Nord ouverte à la navigation ? " (the Northern maritime route open to navigation?). Address:...
Le Centre français Paul-Emile-Victor in Prémanon in the Haut-Jura region of France will organize from July 31 to August 4, 2013 the 14th edition of the so called "Semaine du Livre Polaire et de Montagne (Polar & Mountain Book Week)"....
Be ready to follow up during this winter 2013-14 the new raid "l'Odyssée sauvage" of French polar explorer Nicolas Vanier: an extraordinary dog sled crossing of more then 4.000km starting in the North of Siberia and ending at the Baïkal icy...
On board of sailing yacht "Perd pas le Nord" (picture here after), Belgian skipper Nicolas Mouchart is aiming this summer to cross from East (Greenland) to West (South Alaska) famous Arctic Northwest Passage (+- 6.000km). One of his objectives...
The Guardian has meet French adventurer Sylvain Tesson for an interview on his 6 months spent alone in a cabin, from Frebruary to July 2010, on the edge of lake Baïkal in Siberia. I invite you to view here below the video interview... Link to...
Canadian adventurer Cameron Dueck will be giving on Monday June 3 2013 at the Royal Geographic Society of Hong Kong in China a talk on his 2009 amazing Arctic sailing expedition with code name "The New Northwest Passage" . Le location is at...
Let's follow and support during months of June/July 2013 four French handicap persons who will attempt a wonderful human and sports challenge: dive in the extreme and cold waters of Sermelik fjord in Greenland near the Inuit village of...
During this month of May 2013, the French sailing vessel Tara will depart for the Great North and is aiming, if the ice and navigation conditions are optimal, to circumnavigate the Arctic Ocean (see below map). The objective of this...
Dear friends, dear visitors, I have the pleasure to announce you the launch of International Polar Organisation Arctic05 new website. It's since 2005 you are following on www.arctic05.org polar news & educational articles. More over 1500...
There is no hesitation to point out the expedition with code name " La Voie du Pôle 2013" will be the polar adventure of the year to follow! Early July, both Frenchmen Sébastien Roubinet & Vincent Berthet will set sail for a world...
Follow & encourage during the month of April 2013 the Arctic Greenpeace expedition with code name "Save the Arctic North Pole Expedition". Four young people from across the world will be heading by trek with Greenpeace to the North Pole...
Please find the trailer of what seems to be a spectacular Arctic film called "Voyage au coeur des glaces (renamed Le Piège blanc)" (At the heart of the ice) produced by Thierry Robert. The film should be broadcasted quite soon. This film is a...
Skipper & polar explorer Cameron Dueck has released a few months ago a book on his wonderful expedition through the Arctic Northwest Passage. It is titled "The New Northwest Passage". Please find here below exclusive pictures taken along...
