One World Expedition Facts
- Expedition Team Leader - Lonnie Dupre, 44
- Expedition Team Member - Eric Larsen, 33
- Science Advisor - Dr. Paul Mayewski
- Research Partners - University of Maine, Climate Change Institute; Dr. Gloria Leon and the University of Minnesota Psychology Department; Dr. Don Perovich
- Start Date - early May 2005
Start - Cape Arctichesky, Siberia
- Finish - Ellesmere Island, Canada
Finish Date - August 21, 2005
- Distance - 1,240 miles
- Average travel per day - 12.4 miles
- Estimated duration of expedition - 100 days
- Type of Expedition - unsupported
- Temperature - 14 to 39 degrees Fahrenheit
- Weather - 24-hour daylight, relatively stable weather patterns, dense fog
- Ice - unstable ice pans in constant motion, large open water leads
- Mode of Travel - pulling and paddling specially modified canoes (called slakc).
- Weight of each slak fully loaded - 300 pounds
- Food - freeze-dried high-energy meals totaling 6,000 calories per person per day
- Number of expeditions to successfully cross the Arctic Ocean with out support - 1
- Number of expeditions to successfully cross the Arctic Ocean in summer - 0
- Budget - $388,000
- Sponsors -Kokatat Water Sports Wear, Granite Gear, Midwest Mountaineering, Pack Lite Foods, Smith Optics, Hilleberg, Madshus, Lendall Paddles
- Communication and Environmental Partner - Greenpeace
- Rolex Award For Enterprise - Lonnie Dupre Laureate 2004
- Contact -One World Expedition PO Box 940, 111 1/2 West First Ave. Grand Marais, MN 55604 Phone/Fax 218.387.9363
Email - oneworld@boreal.org
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