Why has NO-ONE skied to the North Pole in 10 YEARS? Arctic expeditions | Teasing a new project. [HD]

[@daleskidmore1685]

There must be something called Achievement Fatigue. I live in Dover and there are so many people swimming the Channel it is not even reported in the local paper. Everest is like a major tourist destination. Likewise sponsored walks up Kilimanjaro. The oceans are crossed in rowboats all the time, etc.

[@AlexHibbertOriginals]

That's a good label. It can be powerful, and of course seeded by media. Similarly - people doing sponsored x, y and z and badgering office colleagues. Interestingly, time can heal and allow subsequent waves of interest.

[@daleskidmore1685]

@@AlexHibbertOriginals I hope so. I even remember the manpowered flight challenge to fly a 1 mile course being broken and being surprised at how little impact it had. The Gossamer Albatross crossed the channel and another plane flew over 70 miles. Maybe it is the person that is remembered, rather than the deed. If you are a Scott, Cook, or Shackleton?

[@krimke881]

I can easily join that observation

[@vikinghamer]

Good video Alex, you are a natural orator, you kept my interest and attention on a subject that would not normally be so interested in, it seems to be a fairly self-indulgent ego-driven endeavour to ski to the pole, but you make it entertaining and I am fascinated by the first-hand witness of climate change that is undeniable and so important that it is publicised! Cheers!

[@AlexHibbertOriginals]

Cheers

[@Chris.from.1950]

Alex! Good to see you, always. I'm amazed at how much detailed history you were able to pack in to just twenty minutes, and how you kept my attention, for the most part, on your content, and not on its presentation. Well done. And your postscript/teaser? Wow. I may have to watch the last couple of minutes again, very closely, to see if you've left any crumbs of a trail at all! Teasing. To the max! I look forward to seeing you here again, soon. All the best.

[@AlexHibbertOriginals]

Cheers Christopher - I was determined to not let it run on for an hour! Currently only Wonderment members have (limited) sight of what the design and build is to be...

[@gafrers]

Wonderfully explained and fascinating.

[@AlexHibbertOriginals]

Cheers

[@GateKommand]

Interesting mate, very interesting!

[@AlexHibbertOriginals]

Appreciated

[@jonathan5354]

This was surprisingly interesting.

[@AlexHibbertOriginals]

Two cameras fighting you all the way with corrupted SD cards and non-compliant white balance can have that effect.

[@SAILBOATJACARANDA]

Great video Alex

[@AlexHibbertOriginals]

Cheers

[@kylemcphail9016]

Loved this!

[@AlexHibbertOriginals]

That's what we like to hear.

[@thisischris3]

Brilliant. Very exciting, great T-shirt

[@AlexHibbertOriginals]

'Four year old shirt'

[@NotAnAdventurer]

Very interesting video, I particularly enjoyed the parts about logistics. I am surprised to hear no mention of Mike Horn, wasn't his last Arctic crossing in 2019?

[@AlexHibbertOriginals]

Mike Horn was mentioned a couple of times, and I singled out the 2019 trip (it wasn't a full crossing) as one of the greats.

[@NotAnAdventurer]

@@AlexHibbertOriginals fair enough, I need to pay better attention! Thanks Alex

[@AmIAntiAntianti]

Love it cant wait

[@pulkpuller]

I would suggest future exploration or expeditions may be a more land based travel . Taking more time but significantly less money and a closer rescue potential. All that matters is the ice ice baby

[@reekiereekie7264]

That mirror is very well attached to the wall it looks extremely level

[@SAILBOATJACARANDA]

That's where the M10s went.

[@AlexHibbertOriginals]

On this channel we endorse solidly mounted mirrors. Onward.

[@mattifine4348]

Well now you have me exited.

[@AlexHibbertOriginals]

Devastated

[@besteraj]

Should have mounted a mast and sail on Alan.... :)

[@AlexHibbertOriginals]

I should have shorted match.com stocks in late 2020, but I didn't do that either...

[@robinbennett5994]

And caterpillar treads for the ice.

[@DavidPaabo]

Enjoyed this video a lot. Sad what has become of north pole expeditions in a very short period. Still, I think if you can get yourself to Ward Hunt Island by aircraft, then a return expedition to the pole is still achievable in 110 days with skis, sled and packraft, despite the lessening sea ice. I don't think the new vehicle project is viable in the absence of a very high budget and 5-10 years on research and development. The Russian expedition earlier this year is indicative of what is required. Ultimately, drone technology will improve enough to assist polar travel and mountaineering, but that is decades away and there will still be regulatory issues to deal with. Overall, I think keep it simple rather than trying to re-invent the wheel and just get yourself to Ward Hunt Island somehow.

[@TimoNoko]

First answer to the kwestion is Dominick Arduin who managed to die crossing 100km open sea on children's kayak. There is onhand account of this "Race to the Pole"-scene which reads almost like a comedy, search "Dominick Arduinin matka kohti pohjoisnapaa " and translate. Second answer is Børge Ousland, who perfected the technique in "Kayaks as Pulks, Kites as Dogs". There seems to be nothing to explore or improve after that.

[@AlexHibbertOriginals]

Finnish to English Google Translate has some room for improvement!

[@TimoNoko]

ChatGPT is 99% correct: It also knows weird words like "Ahkio" and "Huikopala".

[@TimoNoko]

Amazing fact: ChatGPT knows the difference between Sami words "Ahkio" and "Pulkka". Børge Ousland for example uses incorrectly the word "Pulk" for his sleigh. While US Army uses the "Ahkio".

[@AlexHibbertOriginals]

I just use sledge for humans.... sleigh is for reindeer! Never quite got the pulk thing - probably just Brits wanting to sound nordic.

[@krimke881]

It goes to show, that it is actually hard, to go on an expedition to the np. Everything else of similar endeavours, are just short term pain and cash can get you most of the way. Heavily generalized here, of course.

[@greylocke100]

Alex is there a reason you no longer allow embedding? I tried to post your video to my blog to get you some more coverage, but it says that embedding is disabled.

[@AlexHibbertOriginals]

I think it only became a controllable option a year or so ago, and I've left defaults like no remixing, no embeds etc to 'no'. My sense is that the cons outweigh the pros.

[@dancarter482]

Everybody's _intrepid_ 'til they miss the last train and realize they are going to have to walk home!

[@tendymancommeth]

because Jeremy Clarkson and James May drove there in a toyota hilux. Richard Hammond skied it at the same time. dont know if Richard made it tho.

[@AlexHibbertOriginals]

Well... to a spot in Northern Canada...

[@ysesq]

i'd pay for a nice hot tub bath at the pole after being flown in by helicopter or plane. thats gotta be a first. the hot tub at the pole era.

[@salty6pence672]

Come on, We all know Admiral Byrd discovered the aliens living in the hollow earth up there. Thats Why! Bhahahaha😂🤣😜

[@ballparke]

You need to put your books strategically placed in the background.

[@AlexHibbertOriginals]

That's very 'I've been invited on a podcast'.

[@dinger40]

Great explanation, thanks. But why be Frank? what's wrong with being Alex? 😉🤪

[@AlexHibbertOriginals]

I allow Frank to take care of my zestier opinions.

[@5Stringslinger]

I'm a litte disappointed, to be honest, that The Top Gear polar expedition wasn't mentioned ^^

[@AlexHibbertOriginals]

That was fun. But nowhere near the Pole.

[@barrydavies2977]

It went to the magnetic north pole.

[@AlexHibbertOriginals]

The 1996 position. Which is in northern Canada.

[@talesofcanterbury42]

Is the answer, that they removed lead from petrol? I read something about that in The Economist, how that decreased crime rates. Correlation is not causation, but no conspiracies, but no coincidences…….😂

[@flounder2283]

Don't forgetTop Gear.

[@AlexHibbertOriginals]

That was only a matter of time.....

[@VinceW187]

Let's hope people will stop caring about the Everest like they stopped caring about the North pole. Leave it for science and small teams of madman

[@jackfntwist]

This video feels like a high school presentation. lol.

[@AlexHibbertOriginals]

I'm very impressed your high school taught niche Arctic expeditionary politics. lol.

[@jackfntwist]

@@AlexHibbertOriginals I was privileged.

[@JonMadsen70]

:)

[@slartythecyclops4643]

the tg boys drove there, so no longer a point walking, if anyone else gave a shiz,

[@jerryjungle5717]

Why ? Because it's all up hill.

[@thomaseriksen6885]

You gave it away immediately, there's not much to see up there

[@AlexHibbertOriginals]

Nonsense. Beautiful ice, in all directions... :)

[@mrstephenthomas100]

Hi Alex, may I make an observation or two, please? Side camera is not a good look, also voice levels sounding wooly. Keep going though I really like the way you do things.

[@AlexHibbertOriginals]

I was rather short of angles that didn't complicate the image, or have yet more bright spots or distractions in shot. It's the same lav mic I use for all the PTC on the Alan videos. It'll never be as nice as the SM7B. Cheers though!

[@Chris.from.1950]

@@AlexHibbertOriginals Alex, I'm thinking that the "wooly" sound has to do with the room you were shooting in being a hot one, with a relatively high percentage of uncovered surfaces. A lot of people who shoot indoors video do it, literally, in a closet that they've treated to lessen the bounce to the mic. P.S. I'll leave my main comment(s) out in the main highway... Cheers.

[@AlexHibbertOriginals]

Those little lav mics don't have much range, so I think it might be more a poor EQ job on my end, and less about echoes. It's been fine on other PTC clips. Will do better. Unlike when people complain about audio on other vids, I CAN hear the wooly sound on this one.

[@danieldonaldson8634]

so to summarize: no economic logic, no cartographic logic, no scientific logic, no media logic, no cultural logic, no technological logic, no exploratory logic, no ecological logic, no navigational logic. Good luck.