Boston Globe July, 23 2006

Richard Laronde at the North Pole 4/24/2006

My guide, Eric Philips, has a web site at www.icetrek.com

Read his description of our adventure here

Read my description of our adventure here

Check out my picture at the Boston Globe site here

Picture Descriptions - Pictures below are samples, click the picture to see a larger (1/4th full size) image. The full size image can be downloaded from www.rl99.com/northpole/

First picture is flying over Bear Island in the Arctic, then Spitsbergen, The in flight meal on the Russian cargo jet, unloading the jet after it landed at Borneo Ice Station 78 miles from the pole, pictures of Borneo, loading the Russian helicopter to be flown to our starting point, pictures on the helicopter. 

Many pictures on the ice including crossing leads (cracks in the ice pack) rubble fields and pressure ridges.  Pictures at the pole including the Polish SCUBA team flown in to dive at the pole. Pictures of the Norwegian team of Rolf Bae, Cecilie Skog and Per Henry Borch (in orange suits) that set a record of 48 days skiing from Canada to the pole. Cecilie is the first woman to do the "seven summits" and both poles.
 

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Bear Island	Spitsbergen	In flight meal on the Russian cargo jet
Where the pack ice meets the water	Landing at Borneo, 78 miles from the pole
Russian helicopters at Borneo Ice Station	Borneo Station
Which way is Boston?	Loading the helicopter
Skydivers on the way to the pole
out the window	An expedition being droped covers up from the downblast
	Eric Philips calling Borneo on Satellite phone	Crossing a lead
		Eric in the tent
Photo courtesy Eric Philips/icetrek.com
	I CAN'T MAKE IT! Actually I tripped on my tow rope during a break Photo courtesy Eric Philips/icetrek.com	Photo courtesy Eric Philips/icetrek.com
Photo courtesy Eric Philips/icetrek.com
Close to the Pole	At the Pole!	Polish divers getting ready to dive the pole.
	Polish Camp
		Self portrait
		Norwegian team coming in
	Rolf Bae, Cecilie Skog, Per Henry Borch, Eric Philips vist the huge Polish tents for Espresso	Rolf Bae, Cecilie Skog, Per Henry Borch
Photo courtesy Eric Philips/icetrek.com	Photo courtesy Eric Philips/icetrek.com	The "We just broke all the records!" smile. Photo courtesy Eric Philips/icetrek.com
Drying gloves etc at the top of the tent		Breakfast at the pole
After two nights on the pole (24 hour sun) we are picked up
		Helicopter is packed full (overloaded)
	At Borneo
	Inside Borneo
Loading for home
Dog sled expedition
The Norwegians ride as cargo
Planning for the South Pole!

Photos marked courtesy of Eric Philips/icetrek.com are copyrighted and can not be used without his permission.

Click the selection below to see video (large files)

Calling Borneo

Testing a Lead

Polish Divers

Polish Divers 2

Polish Divers 3

A Lead

Norwejan Expedition  Arriving in 48 days (not 67)

Helicopter Landing at the Pole

Loading the Helicopter

Loading at Borneo

Helicopter Landing at Borneo

Borneo Loading

More Pictures

Click here for Spitsbergen Skimobile Trip pictures

Other Web Pages

http://www.bearcam1.com

http://www.laronde.info

www.bearisland.org