BOOK, MULTIVISION SHOW AND ADVENTURE NORTH POLE 2009 At present Thomas Ulrich is busy with a number of projects: having a new home built, pre-paring a big multivision tour with Explora (www.explora.ch) for the winter of 2008/2009, a follow-up of the eventful expedition to Franz Josef Land. A photo book about this expedition as well as the unsuccessful attempt of Arctic Solo the year before is to be published shortly. In addition Thomas Ulrich is planning another ‚Last Degree’ trip for 2009. Once again he will take participants on an expedition on skis from the last degree of latitude to the North Pole. You can find all the relevant information on this website under guided expeditions.
ADVENTURE NORTH POLE 2007The ‚Last Degree Trip’ to the North Pole with guests was another success although the group led by Thomas Ulrich eventually depended on a Russian helicopter to help them reach the Pole: The aim of the expedition from April 7 to 20 was to cross the last degree of latitude on skis, a distance of 120 km, which the group consisting of 9 people wanted to cover in one week. The team - one participant had to be evacuated on the way – fought against storms and in particular a persistent southern drift. Eventually they were flown back to the Russian base of Borneo by a Russian crew with a short stopover at the North Pole itself. Nevertheless the trip was an unforgettable adventure and a great experience for the whole team..
FRANZ JOSEF LAND EXPEDITION 2007Another year has nearly gone by since Thomas Ulrich came back from his successful great adventure in the Arctic: On May1, 2007 Thomas Ulrich and the Norwegian Borge Ousland set off from the North Pole for the 2007 Expedition to Franz Josef Land. Their first aim was to reach the 86°4’ degree of latitude on skis – the northernmost point Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen had reached on March 14, 1895 on their legendary expedition to the Arctic. The present expedition was not only destined to pursue athletic goals – to get to the group of islands of Franz Josef Land on skis and in kayaks, cross them and then sail on to Norway – but also to pay homage to Nansen. The project proved to be a success: On July 24, after 85 days, the two adventurers reached Cape Flora, the southwesternmost point of Franz Josef Land where they were taken on board by a Norwegian sailing vessel on August 13. The report on this eventful expedition can be looked up in the detailed blog on this website.
