Alphachimp Studio > Pop!Tech > New Explorers > Ben Saunders

From Down the Avenue:

Explorer Ben Saunders chills the PopTech audience with photos of his 1,240 journey from Siberia to Canada earlier this year. Ben's presentation is an excellent example of just how diverse the speaker selection is this year.

 

He was the first person in the world to make a complete crossing of the frozen Arctic Ocean, solo and unsupported. The expedition was a traumatic one: out of the four solo attempts, Ben was the only one to reach the North Pole.

 

After experiencing first hand conditions described by NASA and Environment Canada as ‘the worst on record’, Ben has raised international awareness regarding the extent to which climate change is affecting the Arctic. He noticed conditions that were up to 15 degrees warmer than in 2000, and had to negotiate vast, unprecedented areas of thinning ice and open water.

Listen to podcast of the presentation.