Arctic Quest 1832:
Return to the high arctic.
After the final leg of his solo Arctic Quest 1831 expedition was blocked by impossible weather conditions, Dom Mee had vowed to return. The following year he did just that, accompanied by six fellow adventurers from the Royal Navy and Royal Marines.
Read on for details of Dom's team, the route that they took, information about Sir John Ross and the original expedition of 1829, and the expedition press releases and the updates that Dom and his team transmitted from the high arctic.
Below are links to more detailed information.
Expedition notes
News articles
- 01/07/04 - Arctic Quest 1832
- 22/07/04 - Expedition Equipment Arctic Bound
- 26/07/04 - Outbound safe and sound
- 02/08/04 - Ice Bound in Taloyoak
- 06/08/04 - First Steps to the ice
- 07/08/04 - Cruising along Krusenstern
- 12/08/04 - Thom Bay Mission
- 12/08/04 - Mission One Completed, Thom Bay
- 17/08/04 - Sheriff's Harbour
- 20/08/04 - Discovery
- 24/08/04 - Not for the faint hearted
- 31/08/04 - JD (Job Done)
- 03/09/04 - Arctic Expedition Team, Homebound
- 14/09/04 - The Team Are Back In Blighty!
- 14/10/04 - Home, however once more into the breach!
- 12/01/05 - Dom signs for National Geographic
Extra
Download the official Combined Expedition Report, covering both Arctic Quest 1831 and Arctic Quest 1832, in PDF format.
Note that, even when zipped, this is an 11 MB download.