I received this email tip from reader Thomas Bakewell (HT, HT) who wrote:
Pen Hadow, of the 2009 Caitlin Arctic Expedition is on the loose again!
Here’s the link to the BBC story which is mostly a short video.
Here is a quote:
British explorer Pen Hadow and his crew have set sail from Alaska, in an attempt to become the first people ever to sail to the North Pole.
With Arctic ice melting at an unprecedented rate, previously inaccessible waters are opening up, creating the potential for their planned 5,500 km (3,500 mile) journey for the first time in human history.
AND HERE IS A BUNCH OF STORIES WUWT RAN THE LAST TIME THESE ZEALOTS WERE PRANCHING AROUND.
Another shocked polar explorer
Admiration For The Catlin Explorers
Global Warming At The Pole Since 1913
Catlin Crew Officially Has Hypothermia (and Frostbite)
Catlin Arctic Survey website recycles biotelemetry data?
Can the Catlin Arctic Survey Team Cover 683 km in the Next 21 Days?
Catlin Arctic Ice Survey: paid advertising of results before they are even off the ice!
The Guardian Relocates The North Pole By 500km
Catlin Artic Ice Survey: An Annie Hall Moment
The Top Ten Reasons why I think Catlin Arctic Ice Survey data can’t be trusted
I can reach the North Pole in a battleship. With enough firepower, I will blast the sea ice into ice cubes and claim the North Pole is ice-free! (evil laughter)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KvtmjbfjsFc/UXaly923FLI/AAAAAAAAViU/OeMFWGgdkg0/s1600/6a00e552250bc988340176174de54d970c-800wi.jpg
My all time favorite is top gear’s 2007 arctic expedition… dogs and trucks. The Icelandic crew rocks.
I’m sure the BBC could make it into a 10 part series with a group of over paid ‘experts’ to summarise every episode!!
My 2 cents from the High Arctic days
https://notonmywatch.com/?p=1268
Oh! Great thrill ! The BBC Radio 4 has just started to serialise the great Pen Hadow adventure this morning. More thrilling episodes to come. Wonder how they’ll deal with him being stranded in ice !
Clearly someone at BBC Radio was reading this thread! Wonder if they will give Anthony a cut of their take on this thrilling series of broadcasts?