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The following individuals and organizations identify with the Forward Expeditions mission and lend the Victorinox North Pole '09 project their knowledge, expertise and guidance.
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Rune Gjeldnes, Main Expedition Advisor. Rune is the only person to have skied unsupported across the largest ice sheets in the world . In 1996 he and expedition partner Torry Larsen crossed Greenland lengthwise, covering 1820 miles in 86 days. In 2000 Rune and Torry crossed the Arctic Ocean from Russia over the North Pole to Canada, a distance of 1304 miles in 109 days. In 2006, Rune completed The Longest March, by skiing solo for 2985 miles in a 90-day crossing of Antarctica, a world record distance. Rune was the leader of the 2005 Amundsen Expedition team, on which John Huston was a member, that traveled 1400 miles by dog sled and ski using 1911 period food clothing and equipment. Rune lives in Hell, Norway. |
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Will Steger and the Will Steger Foundation. Project Advisors. A formidable voice calling for understanding and the preservation of the Arctic and the Earth. In 2006 Will founded the Will Steger Foundation, an expedition based non-profit organization that is dedicated to creating programs which foster international leadership and cooperation through environmental education and policy. Will has traveled tens of thousands of miles by kayak and dogsled over 40 years, leading teams on some of the most significant polar expeditions in history. Steger led the first confirmed dogsled journey to the North Pole without re-supply (1986), the 1,600-mile south-north traverse of Greenland (the longest unsupported dogsled expedition in history in 1988), the first dogsled traverse of Antarctica (the historic seven month, 3,471-mile International Trans-Antarctica Expedition in 1989-90), and the first and only dogsled traverse of the Arctic Ocean from Russia to Ellesmere Island in Canada (1995). In 1996 he became the National Geographic Society's first Explorer-in-Residence. |
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Paul Spraycar, Climate Change Advisor. Paul currently is earning his Master of Environmental Science and Management at the Bren School in Santa Barbara, California. Paul has worked on a range of issues in the environmental field, from corporate environmental management to the global governance of climate change. He advises corporations and non-profit groups on how to incorporate environmentally sound practices into their organizations. In 2007, he worked with emerging issues affecting climate change policy to develop a forest conservation carbon project to preserve a tract of threatened forest in southern Ohio. Paul received his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management in Chicago, where he focused on corporate strategies for improving environmental performance both through market-based mechanisms and non-market approaches.
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Piotr Bednarski, Expedition Athletic Trainer. Piotr has proven success at coaching athletes at all levels and is uniquely qualified to provide physical training, technique and racing advice to athletes of all ages and experience levels. He stays on top of current developments and theories in endurance sport, physiology, training and ski techniques. His close relationships with endurance coaches around the world and his participation in coaching symposia and clinics keeps him on top of his game as a coach. Piotr can help us maximize our efforts by periodizing our training to get the most out of our hours, and giving us new, focused training exercises to build the specific strength and endurance that we need to pull for the long haul. Piotr lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. |
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Matty McNair. Expedition Advisor. Owner of NorthWinds Adventures. Adventures are Matty's way of life. Growing up in a family of outdoor enthusiasts, Matty's outdoor life started with a canoe trip when she was 2 weeks old. Her love for adventure and challenge is still much a part of Matty's life. After a 22-year involvement with the Outward Bound Schools across North America, Matty's focus shifted to placing NorthWinds on the "map"as a leader in Arctic adventure travel and Polar expeditions. When not leading expeditions, Matty is off on her own personal journeys down rivers, up mountains and over ice caps. John Huston guided a South Pole expedition in 2007/08 for Matty.
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