Polar Explorer - Attempting to become the first female to walk Solo to the Geographical North Pole!
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Christina Franco North Pole Solo Christina, along with the rest of Camp Barneo, has evacuated the North Pole. She has returned home to London again.
Christina Franco North Pole Solo The latest from the North Pole, as one team makes it with a day to spare:
Dan and Amelia: We walked together, calling out the latitude from the GPS, getting closer... 89 59.991, 89 59.992 and then at the very end we were walking around haphazardly trying to find the very top ...
Christina Franco North Pole Solo Christina's at the North Pole! (sadly arrival via helicopter)
Christina Franco North Pole Solo Following up on Christina's audio message from the Pole... here's the latest on the team she went to meet on arrival yesterday:
The team before the expedition in Yellowknife: Fltr, David Pierce-Jones from Switzerland and Howard Fairbanks from South Africa, Tessum Weber, Canada, (friend Sven Neiderhauser) and Richard Weber, Canada. courtesy Tessum Weber, http://www.weberarctic.com/en/1/
Christina Franco North Pole Solo Great to hear another audio from Christina, but this time it's from the North Pole:
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Christina sends an audio message to Expedition HQ from the Geographic North Pole. Yesterday she picked up the first team to arrive at the Pole, who did it in a record 41 days:
Christina Franco North Pole Solo Continue to follow Christina as she sends updates from the North Pole:
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‘With the free schedule I found myself with after coming off the ice early, I decided to head up to the drifting ice station at the North Pole (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barneo)to work on a documentary we are producing about the station. ...
Christina Franco North Pole Solo Christina heads from London to Barneo, a Russian camp near the geographic North Pole
Christina Franco North Pole Solo Christina's reflection on her time on the ice, and the reason she had to come off:
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GLOBAL EXPLORER, and conservationist Christina Franco has been collected from the Arctic Ocean, after 30 expedition days. A wide open lead (passage of open water – see image below) blocked the route; after ...
Christina Franco North Pole Solo If you have not had the chance to Sponsor Christina's phenomenal adventure yet through her two chosen charities please do so by following this link:
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I will use this great expedition as an opportunity to raise money for three causes that are very dear to me, Motor neurone Disease particularly so, as it sadly took my father’s life nearly three years ago. ...
Christina Franco North Pole Solo After several long flights and many delays Christina is now safely back in London and reflecting on an eventful time on the ice.
Christina Franco North Pole Solo UPDATE from Expedition HQ: Christina Franco has been collected from the Arctic Ocean, after 30 expedition days. A wide open lead (open water) blocking the way, the difficult decision has been made to be collected from the ice. Safe and well she is on route to Canada.
Christina Franco North Pole Solo UPDATE from Expedition HQ: Christina Franco has been collected from the Arctic Ocean, after 30 expedition days. A wide open lead (open water) blocking the way, the difficult decision has been made to be collected from the ice. Read more, with more updates to follow.
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Christina updates us from weather station Eureka, after a difficult few days, and an impossible lead (wide open water) brings an early and unexpected end to the expedition, as Christina is collected from the ice by a passing supply plane, Friday April 1.
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Christina Franco North Pole Solo Christina makes good progress before lunch but is then hampered by some large open leads:
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Christina Franco North Pole Solo Christina’s audio blog link of north westerly overnight drift, battling strong winds packing up her tent and experiencing extraordinary forces of nature throughout the day:
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Monday March 29th; Christina’s audio blog of north westerly overnight drift, battling strong winds packing up her tent and experiencing extraordinary forces of nature throughout the day:
