The North Pole is where most of the action is right now: All teams wrestle wrecked gear, frost bite, full moon, polar bears, bitter cold and broken ice - two expeditions were aborted only in the past week. Image ExplorersWeb files (click to enlarge). Image by Tom Sjogren courtesy TT Sjogren, SOURCE
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It has been a packed week in the world of exploration. The North Pole is where most of the action is right now: All teams wrestle wrecked gear, frost bite, full moon, polar bears, bitter cold and broken ice - two expeditions have been aborted altogether. Out on the oceans, two boats were forced to take on resupplies while a blockade in Nepal was the unsettling news in Himalaya. Other hot topics: A Playboy bunny is the latest addition to the updated Everest expeditions' list; and ExWeb have checked the new trend of climbing...
Ready, steady... preliminary list of expeditions to Pakistan
