In March of 2009, John Huston and Tyler Fish will attempt to become the first Americans to ski unsupported to the North Pole.

Expedition Goals

Project Components

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North Pole '09, an expedition without outside assistance or supply drops, will be an endeavor of absolute optimism, humility, thorough preparation and selfless cooperation. The expedition will cover 475 miles in approximately 55 days. This enormously challenging expedition will endeavor to inspire people to embrace challenge. Using the live online expedition journal this story will focus on the mental approach to seemingly insurmountable challenges. As we, as individuals and as a society, face the daunting challenges of today, we believe we have the responsibility to tell a more uplifting story. We need more simple stories of achievement and passion that inspire positive, forward-thinking action rather than negative stories that lead to increased passivity and feelings of hopelessness. The North Pole '09 team is fiercely determined to tell positive stories.
 
Latest News: DeLorme to Sponsor North Pole '09 Expedition 8/6/08
Press Release, August 6, 2008

Innovative Map and GPS Provider Hosting Related Event at Outdoor Retailer Show

SALT LAKE CITY, UT ― DeLorme, the leader in mapping and GPS technology for serious outdoors adventures, today announced it will be one of the sponsors of North Pole ‘09, as American explorers John Huston and Tyler Fish endeavor to ski to the top of the world with no assistance of any kind.

Huston and Fish would be the first Americans to accomplish the feat, which they describe as “an expedition of optimism, humility, and responsible action.”

A History of Supporting Arctic Expeditions

DeLorme was the GPS provider for a pair of recent Baffin Island, Canada expeditions. The rugged, reliable Earthmate® GPS PN-20 was used on Will Steger’s Global Warming 101 trip in 2007, and Ed Viesturs’ 2008 Canadian Arctic Trek for Earth Health. Huston, who was base camp manager for Steger, also relied on a PN-20 during a trip he led to the South Pole.

DeLorme’s North Pole ‘09 sponsorship announcement comes on the first day of the Open Air Demo event, a prelude to the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2008 trade show scheduled for Aug. 8-11 at the Salt Palace. The company will unveil a new GPS, the Earthmate PN-40, at this year’s show.

“We are exceptionally pleased to support the North Pole ‘09 expedition,” said DeLorme vice president Jim Skillings.

Read the rest of the article here.
 

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