Polar Explorers History

2010 North Pole Team Polar Explorers 2010 - PolarExplorers guides the first heart transplant recipient to ski the last degree to the North Pole, followed by a second expedition including the first Arab woman to ski the last degree to the North Pole, and the youngest person (a 15 yr. old) to ski the last degree to the North Pole. Additionally, PolarExplorers guides a team of 7 on a three day expedition to the North Pole. While out on the ice, the Iceland volcano erupts, but so far north the team sees no signs of the ash cloud. Read the expedition blogs!
2009 South Pole 2009 - PolarExplorers starts the year off with a South Pole Last Degree Ski Expedition and Vinson Massif Expedition followed by six (!) different North Pole expeditions including a full expedition from Ward Hunt Island to the North Pole and a 5 degree expedition from 85° N. Other teams include a Two-Degree Dogsled Expedition, Last Degree Ski Expedition and a very special 100 year Peary-Henson Centennial group that celebrates the historic moment at the North Pole exactly 100 years to the day after Peary and Henson first reached the North Pole in 1909. Check out all the daily reports from the various expeditions!
2008 Polar Explorers 2008 - PolarExplorers celebrates the International Polar Year with several North Pole expeditions including a last degree ski expedition and a 2 degree dogsled & ski expedition. The North Pole is followed by a crossing of the Greenland icecap by dogsled and ski with a very international team of 10 people from 7 different countries. Check out the daily reports from their expeditions!
2007 Polar Explorers 2007- PolarExplorers kicks off the year by guiding 2 South Pole ski expeditions (one 2 degree, and one 1 degree) followed by 4 North Pole expeditions in April. Check out the daily reports from their expeditions!
2006 Polar Explorers North Pole 2006- PolarExplorers successfully guides 23 people to the North Pole with 2 dogsled expeditions, a last degree ski expedition, and 2 expeditionary flights. Check out the daily reports from their expeditions!
2005 Polar Explorers North Pole 2005- PolarExplorers successfully guides 25 people to the North Pole with 2 ski expeditions and 3 flights. Check out the daily reports from their expeditions!
2004 Polar Explorers North Pole 2004- PolarExplorers celebrates its 20th anniversary. To celebrate, a group stands at the North Pole for the 10th time!
2003 Polar Explorers North Pole 2003 - PolarExplorers celebrates a decade of expeditions by skiing to the South Pole and climbing the highest mountain in Antarctica, Vinson Massif. PE's second trip to the North Pole via Spitzbergen includes both an 11 year old boy and a 12 year old girl with the 11 year old skiing the final 5 miles to the North Pole.
2002 North Pole Polar Explorers 2002 - PolarExplorers stands at 90 degrees north latitude after skiing the last degree to the North Pole via Siberia. Additional PE team members participate in the first flights shuttling amateur adventurers to the North Pole via Spitzbergen, Norway.
2001 North Pole Polar Explorers 2001- PolarExplorers returns to Russia for a second ski expedition to the North Pole via Siberia. Among participants is the first citizen of the United Arab Emirates to reach the North Pole. A second PolarExplorers' group reaches the Magnetic North Pole in the Canadian Arctic.
2000 North Pole Polar Explorers 2000 - PolarExplorers sends two expeditions to the North Pole. The first expedition skis the last degree to the North Pole via Siberia, while the second expedition dogsleds the last 2 degrees to the North Pole via Canada, ultimately falling just short of their goal. A third PE group attempts to reach the Pole by plane but is held back by foul weather.
1999 Polar Explorers 1999 - PolarExplorers team stands at the top of the world for the fourth time.
1997 Polar Explorers Robert Peary 1997 - PolarExplorers team completes a third doglesd and ski expedition expedition to the North Pole from 88 degrees north latitude. Participating in the expedition are two of Admiral Robert Peary's great-grandsons attempting to recreate their ancestor's historic final dash to the North Pole.
1995 North Pole Polar Explorers 1995 - PolarExplorers successfully completes its second dogsled and ski expedition to the North Pole for amateur adventurers (starting at 88 degrees N). Participating in the expedition were both the oldest and youngest individuals to stand at the North Pole. Also on the expedtion was a team of Chinese citizens and scientists, the first to reach the Pole from the People's Republic of China.
1993 Polar Explorers First ever Amateur North Pole Expedition 1993 - PolarExplorers creates, produces, and co-guides the first-ever dogsled and ski expedition to the North Pole for amateur adventurers. The expedition starts from 88 degrees N. This successful expeditionmarks a new era in Polar exploration and adventure travel.
1992 Polar Explorers Polar Shakedown training 1992- PolarExplorers creates and co-guides its industry standard-setting Polar Shakedown Trip for guests considering a Polar expedition.

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