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Photo by Alessio Corradini, on the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, of two locals

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Photo by Alessio Corradini,
on the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia,
of two locals



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Ice Camp Barneo, North Pole

Please find my trip report from the Russian Ice Camp Barneo at the North Pole here: Ice Camp Barneo, 89°N, North Pole, Russia - Gentleman Adventurer

Although it is theoretically possible, no one has ever driven there by car or bike
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I have to correct myself: the Russian Yemelya Expedition reached the Geographic North Pole by car in 2013 - and they crossed the whole Arctic cap from Russia to Canada.

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The video is awesome! These guys are great. Video about MLAE-2013
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Didn't the Top Gear fellas drive to the magnetic north pole 7 or 8 years ago?
Yes, that's right. In 2007. Top Gear: Polar Special - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"On the morning of 2 May 2007 the GPS system confirmed that the team had reached the 1996 location of the magnetic north pole at 78°35.7′N 104°11.9′W "

The magnetic North Pole (of 1996 !) is a much shorter distance than the geographic North Pole. They drove just 7 days, ca. 500km, from 74°N to 78°N. That's at least another 1.200km to the geographic North Pole. A bit of a PR stunt. Nevertheless, quite an achievement by Top Gear.
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The video is awesome! These guys are great. Video about MLAE-2013
Thanks for pointing that out. Great video indeed. Tough guys!
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The seemingly little known Shinji Kazama has been there first on his modified Yamaha TW200. He reached the North Pole on 21 April 1987, and the South Pole on 3 January 1992. Kazama's trip to the South Pole set an overland speed record for the journey (24 days) which stood until 2005. He also set records for elevations reached on*Mount Everest*(5,880 metres (19,290*ft) in 1985, 6,005 metres (19,701*ft) in 1986),*Mount Kilimanjaro*and*Mount Fuji*by motorcycle.

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Shinji Kazama: amazing!

Thanks for the reminder.
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