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[Closed] An epic crossing of the Arctic ice is about to complete

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Børge Ousland and Mike Horn have nearly made it.

https://direkte.vg.no/nordpolen_ousland/videos/188914?fbclid=IwAR1GnOHCHtL6nvULeQuXtvhzB-0t61t_NqHPoeVmAseQT6ZDu0MdWCCLMOw


 
Posted : 05/12/2019 7:53 am
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Swimming?


 
Posted : 05/12/2019 8:06 am
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It's all in foreign, damn those europeans.


 
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https://direkte.vg.no/nordpolen_ousland?fbclid=IwAR3ADWzSVxqib4Te7bjbQgqeoxhx8AaUbn4PSq8tV2hD8K2rbZ2aZWsrAwA

They are within sight of the ship (about 9km). Horne has fallen in through a crack in the ice and has had to strip and change (-25ºC)


 
Posted : 07/12/2019 9:14 pm
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They've done it!


 
Posted : 07/12/2019 11:51 pm
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Thread resurrection. Write up of the trip here: (in English 🙂 )

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/2020/12/borge-ousland-mike-horn-epic-journey-across-north-pole/


 
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For the first time in known history, a human being has sailed the seas, trekked the jungles, and skied both poles to circumnavigate the entire globe north to south, and back north.

Yes, but has he circumnavigated the M25 at 4pm on a Friday?


 
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A great read, thanks for posting


 
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Thanks for posting, I really enjoyed that!


 
Posted : 28/12/2020 11:44 am
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Really good, thanks.

(adds formwork nail to shopping list)


 
Posted : 28/12/2020 12:19 pm