This past fall we followed one of the most difficult, dangerous, and awe-inspiring expeditions in recent memory. That’s when Swiss explorer Mike Horn and Norwegian Børge Ousland set out on an attempt to traverse the Arctic icecap, via the North Pole, completely on foot. The duo started on the Alaskan side of the ice, with the … Read more
One of the biggest adventure stories of 2019 by far was expedition undertaken by veteran explorers Mike Horn and Borge Ousland. The two men set out back in September from Nome, Alaska, sailing north aboard Horn’s ship the Pangaea. Upon reaching the outer edges of the polar ice cap, they then left the ship and proceeded to … Read more
I’ve been putting off posting an update to the ongoing situation with Mike Horn and Borge Ousland, hoping that there would be something new to report before the holidays. The two men, along with the crew of the ship that came to retrieve them from the Arctic ice, have been stranded in place for more … Read more
After spending nearly three months traversing the polar ice cap in an expedition that absolutely pushed them to their limits, Mike Horn and Borge Ousland expected to be back home by now. After all, sailing from the polar ice cap back to Svalbard, Norway was suppose to be the easy part. But now, more than … Read more
Just a quick update once again on the current status of Mike Horn and Borge Ousland. If you’ve been following their Arctic expedition, you know that they reached the edge of the ice last weekend, where they were picked up by their extraction ship, the Lance. By that point, both Mike and Borge were exhausted, pushed … Read more
Remember a few days back when I posted an update on Mike Horn and Borge Ousland’s progress, letting readers know that the two men had been extracted safely from the ice at long last? Well, as it turns out, that wasn’t the end of their journey quite yet after all, as the two exhausted explorers … Read more
If you’ve been following the unfolding drama surrounding Mike Horn and Borge Ousland’s polar traverse over the past few months, then we have good news for you to start the week. Over the weekend, the two men finally completed that epic expedition, reaching the ship that had been sent to help retrieve them from the … Read more
There is finally some good news to report from the Arctic. By the time you read this, explorers Mike Horn and Borge Ousland should have gotten a resupply, easing their difficulties to a degree and providing some much needed food and fuel while they away extraction. But, the weather still isn’t cooperating and they haven’t … Read more
Over the past few months we’ve been following Mike Horn and Borg Ousland’s incredibly difficult journey across the Arctic very closely. Even before they set foot on the ice, I’ve been posting updates on their progress. Recently, those updates have come with more frequency as the near the end of their journey at long last. … Read more
Just when you think it couldn’t get any worse for Mike Horn and Borge Ousland the two polar explorers have suffered another significant setback in their attempt to traverse the Arctic icecap via the North Pole. The duo have now spent more than 80 days out on the ice and are on rations as they … Read more