Eric Larsen to Journey to All Three Poles
November 30th, 2007
Talk about an expedition. In 2009, Arctic explorer Eric Larsen will attempt to summit Mount Everest, and visit both the North and South Pole. In one year! This has never been completed in 365 days and only 15 people have been to all three poles.
Here are his objectives:
* Complete the first-ever expedition to Mt. Everest, the North Pole and South Pole in a continuous 365-day period
* Promote clean energy solutions, advocate strategies for reducing carbon emissions post Kyoto 2012 and collect relevant scientific data.Produce a documentary film, book and educational CD-ROM that focuses on global warming, teamwork and the spirit of adventure
* Develop a post expedition multi-media lecture series
Read more about his expedition here.
Mount Everest and the North and South Poles represent the harshest and most extreme environments on the planet. Yet as inhospitable as these places are to humans, they are also the areas most affected by people. By summer 2040, the Arctic Ocean will be ice-free. Recently, the 1,250 square mile Larsen B Ice Shelf collapsed off of Antarctica and disintegrated into the Southern Ocean. Snow and ice once stretched to Edmund Hillary's Everest base camp but now ends five miles above.
The polar regions of the world are home to an amazing variety of life. Seemingly desolate and vacant, these areas support vital ecosystems and are integral to regulating and maintaining world climate. The polar ice caps reflect heat energy back into space. As more ice melts, less energy is reflected creating a positive feedback loop, and melting more ice. The North and South Poles play an in important role in cooling water in the global ocean conveyor belt. Home to the polar bear and penguin, these far away places are the front lines of Global Warming. The Himalayan glaciers on the Tibetan plateau are also endangered. They contain 100 times as much ice and more than half of the drinking water for 40% of the world's population. The 'Save the Poles' expedition will journey to these last frozen places in attempt to tell their amazing story.
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