Arved Fuchs returned to Flensburg
Arved Fuchs (54) from Bad Bramstedt set off in June on this year's expedition. The polar explorer returns from his journey to his point of departure on Friday, October 5^th. After leaving the Museum Harbour in Flensburg, the ship and its crew headed along the Norwegian coast for Spitsbergen, an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. read more >>>

 

Arved Fuchs sets out on a new expedition

Arved Fuchs, from Bad Bramstedt,  presented his latest project on board the “Rickmer Rickmers” on Monday. The expedition leader set out on his ship the “Dagmar Aaen”  from the Museum Harbour in Flensburg, heading for Spitsbergen in order to pick up traces of the historical Schröder-Stranz expedition from 1912/1913. Besides the scientific aspects of the journey, the focus of attention will be on the International Youth Camp, whose winners were present at the press conference. A total of 14 students, coming from Germany, Denmark, Norway the Czech Republic and China, will be taking part in the camp. The one-week camp will begin on the 15^th of July.

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International Youth Camp 2007
In summer 2007, Arved Fuchs is planning an international youth camp on Spitsbergen. The central subject of the competition is the ongoing melting of Arctic sea ice and its consequents for the local and global climate system. The competition will involve a contest of ideas not only concerning a possible rescue of the Arctic regions, but also a possible adjustment to present changes and the development of solution concepts.
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New expedition to Eastern Greenland
With a crew of nine, Arved Fuchs set off on  his  Eastern Greenland Expedition today on Friday from the Museum Harbour in Flensburg. Many friends and onlookers were on hand to bid farewell to the crew, who plan to sail the inhospitable regions along the east coast of Greenland. The team will arrive first at Iceland via Skagen and the Shetland Islands and then get started on the lengthy journey to Greenland. The latest reports on the expedition can be found as usual in the expedition’s log book.
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Press Report (pdf)

Expedition "Ultima Thule" on Ellesmere Island
Ellesmere Island is the tenth largest island in the world. The Inuit call it Quttinirpaq, which means the roof of the world. It is a rugged land, structured by glaciers and mountain crests and many deep fiords. It was from the northern coast of Ellesmere Island that Robert Peary and his opponent Dr. Frederick Cook started their historical North Pole expeditions. Just as Peary did in March 1909, Arved Fuchs startet out from Cape Columbia 80 years later on his 1.000 kilometre-long marches to the North Pole across the frozen waters. more



"Longest four hours of my life"
Northwest Passage Diary - Slippery on deck with snow and slush on it. Hard to stay dry... ice particles in the eyes. During my shift outside that day I write: "Longest four hours of my life". Doug Stern from Cambridge Bay about his expedition on board the "Dagmar Aaen"... more


Dock work in Egernsund / Danmark
Following the last phase of dock work in the winter of 2002, the expedition ship „Dagmar Aaen“ spent the last New Years’ far from home respectively in Sitka and in Cambridge Bay in Canada. Last year the cutter... more



"Dagmar Aaen" back in Hamburg
It is accomplished. After more than two years, the “Dagmar Aaen” has reached the Hamburg Harbour. And so, the expedition through the Northwest Passage is completed. more



The crew sailed to Island
It is the 24^th of October and the weather is getting visibly worse. After leaving southern Greenland, we had pleasant sailing weather at the beginning of our journey. It was almost strange for the time of year and the area. more


Arved Fuchs arrived in Pond Inlet
It was certainly a hard job getting to Pond Inlet. We were even forced to take a route around the ice and around Bylot Island during the last few miles. Pond Inlet lies geographically approx. 525 kilometres south-east of Resolute and 883 kilometres north-east of Yellowknife. more


An exciting expedition
Last night, the skies seemed to be on fire – the northern lights were shining so intensively. The weather is clear and nice at the moment and we have an unbelievably beautiful night sky above us. more


Waiting for the wind
We left Taloyoak again on September 10^th. The stormy weather has finally settled down. It has become obvious during the last few days, that the Arctic summer is definitely coming to an end. Everyone here is of the opinion, that the summer this year was especially short and cool... more

Arved Fuchs arrived in Taloyoak
Our present location, Taloyaok, lies directly on an ancient caribou migration path. The caribou follow this path along the Boothia Peninsula on their way further north, where they give birth to their young... more


First trip to Bay Chimo
Following a long stay in Cambridge Bay, our first longer journey with the "Dagmar Aaen" took us to the so-called Bathurst Inlet, approx. 150 sea miles from our winter camp. more...


An Australian in the arctic
The bunks on board of the vessel are going to fill up. It is the first time we can appreciate a member of the crew from Australia, Ian Balmer arrived last weekend in Cambridge Bay to sail with us through the legendary North-West-Passage. more...



New expedition "ICEBOUND 2004"
The expedition leader Arved Fuchs (51), presented his new project in Hamburg today. One hundred years following Roald Amundsen’s  discovery of the Northwest Passage, the Bad Bramstedter, on board his expedition ship the “Dagmar Aaen”, will continue his crossing of the legendary Passage. In cooperation with the environmental organisation “WWF Deutschland” , Fuchs will be paying special attention to the problems arising in the Arctic regions due to the climatic phenomenon “Global Warming “. In order to introduce young people to these environmental problems, an interactive exchange of information with three schools will take place during the expedition. more