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Posted by Laurie Glassman on September 13, 2018 at 3:04am

Does anyone have any ideas about getting to the North Pole without the trip costing a king's ransom?

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  • Laurie Glassman September 6, 2020 at 6:36am

    Absolutely!  Thanks very much, Jack.

  • helen argyriou September 5, 2020 at 1:43pm


    send details i would also be interested.

    helen


    Jack Wheeler said:

    Laurie-

    I led the first commercial expedition to the North Pole (90N) in 1978.  I've now been there 21 times and am in Guinness for the first skydive onto 90N (April 15, 1981, Most Northerly Parachute Jump).  We'd fly to Resolute on Cornwallis Island NWT Canada and take a Twin Otter with hydraulic skis from there.  Base camp would be a camp at Lake Hazen or Eureka Weather Station on Ellesmere.  We'd lay down a fuel cache at around 86N, use two Otters, one for pax, the other a tanker.  Land at the fuel cache, tanker would stay while we flew on to 90 and back.  Unbelievable experience to be there, impossible to describe. 

    Both Bradley and Kenn Borek had the Otters so there was competition and I used both.  Then only Borek had the ski-equipped Otters so they charged too much.  That's why I stopped, last time in 2003.  Yet, seeing in the other reply that the Russkies are charging 20K euros ($23K) for an experience with a crowd that's a zoo, I'm sure I could work a better deal going through Canada.  I've known Borek for a long time.  Want me to find out?

    Jack Wheeler - Platinum 293 -- https://www.wheelerexpeditions.com/

  • Jo Ann Schwartz January 8, 2020 at 8:28am

    One thing to watch out for or check on prior to booking anything. Paul Clites reported that his trip with Quark had the ship pull up to exactly the North Pole which (obviously) broke up all the ice. So when the passengers got out they were a bit to the side. Not a big deal for some, but if you want to stand exactly on the top it can be disappointing.

  • Francois Aubert January 2, 2020 at 11:56am

    Lots of information on https://www.wikihow.com/Get-to-the-North-Pole. Not sure though it would come cheaper...

  • Gunnar Dahlberg December 16, 2019 at 6:15pm

    I worked with a lad who used to be a submariner in the US Navy. One time they surfaced at the North Pole. Didn’t cost him a dime.

  • Craig W. Roark October 12, 2018 at 10:29pm

    See if Santa Claus will pick you up on his reindeer sleigh.

  • Laurie Glassman October 2, 2018 at 10:28am

    Yes, please find out.  One of our TCC members recently used Polar Explorers for the North Pole fly-in expedition, but the price was in the same range you mentioned.  Hoping there's a cheaper way to do this!

    Jack Wheeler said:

    Laurie-

    I led the first commercial expedition to the North Pole (90N) in 1978.  I've now been there 21 times and am in Guinness for the first skydive onto 90N (April 15, 1981, Most Northerly Parachute Jump).  We'd fly to Resolute on Cornwallis Island NWT Canada and take a Twin Otter with hydraulic skis from there.  Base camp would be a camp at Lake Hazen or Eureka Weather Station on Ellesmere.  We'd lay down a fuel cache at around 86N, use two Otters, one for pax, the other a tanker.  Land at the fuel cache, tanker would stay while we flew on to 90 and back.  Unbelievable experience to be there, impossible to describe. 

    Both Bradley and Kenn Borek had the Otters so there was competition and I used both.  Then only Borek had the ski-equipped Otters so they charged too much.  That's why I stopped, last time in 2003.  Yet, seeing in the other reply that the Russkies are charging 20K euros ($23K) for an experience with a crowd that's a zoo, I'm sure I could work a better deal going through Canada.  I've known Borek for a long time.  Want me to find out?

    Jack Wheeler - Platinum 293 -- https://www.wheelerexpeditions.com/

  • Jack Wheeler October 2, 2018 at 8:26am

    We are working on one that is much better than we had before.  And far less costly too.  We'll be informing you and TCCers of our progress, hopefully by early next year.  Thanks...

    Jan Axelsson said:

    I hope to visit the North Pole one day, and are interesting in the possibilities to get there from Canada instead of Russia. I would be very pleased if you could find a better alternative.

  • Jan Axelsson October 1, 2018 at 6:54pm

    I hope to visit the North Pole one day, and are interesting in the possibilities to get there from Canada instead of Russia. I would be very pleased if you could find a better alternative.

  • Jack Wheeler October 1, 2018 at 6:45am

    Laurie-

    I led the first commercial expedition to the North Pole (90N) in 1978.  I've now been there 21 times and am in Guinness for the first skydive onto 90N (April 15, 1981, Most Northerly Parachute Jump).  We'd fly to Resolute on Cornwallis Island NWT Canada and take a Twin Otter with hydraulic skis from there.  Base camp would be a camp at Lake Hazen or Eureka Weather Station on Ellesmere.  We'd lay down a fuel cache at around 86N, use two Otters, one for pax, the other a tanker.  Land at the fuel cache, tanker would stay while we flew on to 90 and back.  Unbelievable experience to be there, impossible to describe. 

    Both Bradley and Kenn Borek had the Otters so there was competition and I used both.  Then only Borek had the ski-equipped Otters so they charged too much.  That's why I stopped, last time in 2003.  Yet, seeing in the other reply that the Russkies are charging 20K euros ($23K) for an experience with a crowd that's a zoo, I'm sure I could work a better deal going through Canada.  I've known Borek for a long time.  Want me to find out?

    Jack Wheeler - Platinum 293 -- https://www.wheelerexpeditions.com/

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