The 2007 Expedition to Franz Josef Land On May 1, 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 expedi- tion 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 sailing vessel in August. The report on this great eventful expedtion can be looked up under www.thepole.ch
Franz Josef Land Expedition - report (144kb): Download
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