Arctic Quest 1831.

One man & a folding kayak, alone, in the high arctic.

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In 2003 Dom Mee kayaked, solo, deep into the high arctic, during the worst ice conditions the locals had seen for 20 years, and reached the magnetic north pole — first discovered by Sir James Ross in 1831, the date from which the expedition takes its name. The following comprises expedition press releases and the updates that Dom transmitted back from the arctic.

Preparation
??????? 2003

Canada
29 July 2003

Gjoa Haven
7 Aug 2003

The wilderness calls
9 Aug 2003

Ice
13 Aug 2003

Magnetic North
20 Aug 2003

Sagvak
10 Sep 2003

Home
??????? 2003

 EXTRA! 

Download the official Combined Expedition Report, covering Arctic Quest 1831 and Arctic Quest 1832, in PDF format.
Note that even zipped, this is an 11 MB download.

Updated Tue, Jan 24, 2006