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Inspiring Explorers in the News

May 2, 2018 - Inspiring Explorers'™ Updates - 2018

Newshub came to pay Brando and Hollie a visit while they were getting in some last minute training in Christchurch, NZ last week, check out the action here!

Hollie also took some time out from last minute packing to talk all about the expedition with Karyn Hay for RNZ’s Lately show.

Antarctic Heritage Trust

Getting into Gear

April 29, 2018 - Inspiring Explorers'™ Updates - 2018

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Eastman roll film camera, the model taken by Nansen on the first crossing.

Inspiring Explorer Keith Parsons, who will be the expedition’s dedicated videographer, thought it was worth noting the amount of equipment he will be taking with him across Greenland, and as you can see…it’s a lot! It’s an interesting contrast to what Nansen took on the original crossing 130 years ago. A single Eastman film camera…

Keith Parsons

Full list of camera gear laid out for the Greenland expedition!

Trading Tyres for Sledges

April 29, 2018 - Inspiring Explorers'™ Updates - 2018

Antarctic Heritage TrustThe team have been training hard ahead of their departure for Greenland, but with snow not readily available in Australia and New Zealand, they have had to get a bit creative. Old tyres rigged together and dragged across sandy beaches and dirt roads are a good stand-in for 60kg sledges pulled behind skis!

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Sunrise over Spencer Park Beach

Sledges – Then and Now

April 16, 2018 - Inspiring Explorers'™ Updates - 2018

While the world is a very different place now to what it was 130 years ago when Nansen first crossed Greenland, some things haven’t changed all that much! Nansen’s expedition relied on being nimble and carried supplies on lightweight sledges that were pulled by the men.

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A sketch of a Nansen Sledge used on the crossing

While the polyethylene sledges of today may look a bit different to the long wooden sledges with ski-like runners that Nansen helped innovate, the principle is very much the same! With the team pulling 60kgs behind them they have to think very carefully about what to take, although there’s still room for a few favourite snacks along the way!

River crossing – Ousland Polar Exploration

Welcome to 2018 Expedition to Greenland

April 16, 2018 - Inspiring Explorers'™ Updates - 2018

The 2018 Inspiring Explorers’ Expedition to Greenland will kick off on May 4. The attempt to cross the Greenland Ice Cap will honour the legacy of Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer, humanitarian, scientist, inventor and diplomat who first completed the crossing 130-years-ago. We will be posting regular updates from the team (conditions permitting!), so be sure to check back here as we update on the progress of the expedition.