Weekend (Not So) Warm-up: 'Exit the North Pole' on Vimeo – Explorersweb »

Ousland: “I couldn’t have done this trip with anyone other than Mike.” Photo: VG Direkte In 2019, two arctic explorers battled across the arctic ocean with skis and heavy sleds in a bold attempt to pull off a grueling expedition by relying on time-tested methods. Borge Ousland and Mike Horn set out for the North Pole from the 85th parallel on Sept. 2. Imitating the minimalist style used in the 1800s by Ousland’s heroes, Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen, the team’s sleds each weighed over 180 kg. In all, they faced 1,300km of skiing to reach their exit point just north of Svalbard, Norway. Ousland and Horn arrive in Nome, Alaska to begin their epic voyage. Photo: Mike Horn (WARNING: LINKS IN THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH LEAD TO SPOILERS) National Geographic called the expedition “the boldest polar expedition of modern times.” Watch the drama play out over an hour in Exit the North Pole, a stunning feature available for free on Vimeo. I won’t spoil the ending for you. But if you do want to read an in-depth account of the trip, ExWeb reported on it as our top expedition of 2019. We can’t embed the film as we usually do, but…
Read More