*Here you can read about some of the adventures Hilleberg tents are
used on.
"The
Pittarak Team successfully crossed the Greenland ice cap South to North
(2300 km) using only skis and kites in 2007. Their new pursuit lies in the Gobi desert. Due to the
extreme temperature differences, sandstorms and the lack of water, it is
known as one of the harshest landscapes. Their objective is to cross the
vast desert by kite buggy. With help of these three-wheeled contraptions and
kites, they plan on spending over a month to traverse the 1000 km barren
stretch. Currently the expedition is scheduled to depart on May 10th
2009. The team will feature the same members as the Greenland
expedition: Eric and Sarah McNair-Landry and Curtis Jones
and a Keron tent. www.pittarak.com
"The Commonwealth Women's Antarctic Expedition"
is seeing a team of women from the Commonwealth countries of Brunei
Darussalam, Cyprus, Ghana, India, Jamaica, New Zealand, Singapore and the
United Kingdom ski to the South Pole to mark the 60th anniversary
year of the Commonwealth. Representing 5 continents, 6 faiths and 7
languages, this diverse team of women – some of whom had never seen
snow before joining the expedition - are aiming to show the potential of greater
intercultural understanding. They will also be breaking several
records; the team members from
Cyprus, Ghana, Brunei and Jamaica will become
the very first people from their country to ski to the South Pole. Those
from India, Singapore and New Zealand will become the first women from their
country to the South Pole. They are staying in Keron 4 GT tents.
www.commonwealthexpedition.com
"Steven
Kazlowski" is one of the most renown wildlife photographers.
His photographs have been featured in Audubon, Backpacking, Canadian
National Geographic, National Geographic For Kids, National Wildlife, Sierra
and TIME magazines, and he has published several books: Alaska’s Bears
of the North, Alaska’s Wildlife of the North, and Alaska
Wildlife Impressions. He is the only wildlife photographer to date who
has extensively photographed the Alaskan polar bear and its critical Arctic
coastal habitat. He is known within the photography community for his skills
of observation and his determination to capture an image even in extreme
weather conditions. On his latest adventure he will be observing wildlife
from, and sleeping in a Saivo.
www.lefteyepro.com
"Becky
Sampson" and her piebald pony Bertie’s Quest, are about to embark
on the journey of a lifetime to raise money for charity. Their adventure,
Expedition Equus, is a 4 year horse ride from London to Tokyo,
spanning two continents, 15 countries and covering more than 15,000 km. Both
horse and rider are going to visit villages built and run by SOS Children,
the World’s largest orphan charity, for whom the ride is in aid of. Becky
will take letters and pictures from school children in the UK, who are
linking with SOS Children’s villages en route. The duo
set off on the 1st April 2009, and expect to take 4 years to
complete the journey. Becky will be staying safe in a Nammatj 2.
www.exepeditionequus.com
"Freya
Hoffmeister".In 2007, German
paddler Freya Hoffmeister kayaked around Iceland in a record 33 days. As a
follow up, she set out to became the first woman to circumnavigate New
Zealand’s South Island by sea kayak. 70 days later, she had succeeded,
setting a new solo record in the process. Her latest successful adventure in
2009, The Race
Around Australia Expedition, took her roughly a year to complete.
The 9400 mile/15000 km circumnavigation of Australia has only been done once
before in the last 30 years, and is considered one of, if not the, most
challenging sea kayaking routes in the world. She got her well
deserved rest each night in an Allak. Read more about
it at
www.qajaqunderground.com
“2
Ride The World".In May
2003, Renowned Adventure Motorcyclist's Lisa & Simon Thomas left their UK
home on their motorbikes to embark on an unprecedented journey around the
globe. Their aim? To circumnavigate our planet in one continuous journey,
riding all seven continents (a first), set 4 Guinness Endurance World
Records, raise money for 3 charities and of course fulfill a lifelong dream.
5-years into their remarkable journey, this husband and wife team has
traveled over 100,000 miles through some of the World's most inhospitable
regions and ridden through 58 countries of their planned 122. Since
2003 they have been staying in a Keron 4 GT! Read about
this amazing endeavor at
www.2ridetheworld.com
"Kangchenjunga -09":
In the spring of 2009, the Norwegian climber Jon Gangdal will
be leading a small, but exciting,
expedition to Kangchenjunga, the
third highest mountain in the world (8586 m). Kangchenjunga is regarded as
one of the hardest mountains over 8000 meters to summit and it is also one
of the least visited. Less than 200 people have stood on the top of this
hard to reach mountain. On the upper
mountain the team will be using Jannu tents. Read more at www.gangdal.com
Follow the adventures of Roger Chao & Megan Kerr,
as they explore the people and cultures of Central Asia (the "Stans"),
Mongolia and Russia. Living with and documenting the stories, livelihoods
and traditions of these diverse cultures, before they disappear... and all
on an all terrain tandem sociable recumbent quad... named Quikey. Checkout
www.steppebysteppe.com.au for more information.
“RideHimalaya
– London to
Lhasa”.Krista Bernard and Daniel Coward are cycling to the roof
of the world on a route through Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and the
Himalayas. The couple are raising money for Rainforest Rescue, an
organization committed to protecting the world’s forests. During their
expedition, they are using a Keron 4 GT. The journey is inspired by Krista’s
epic 15,000 kilometer solo bike ride from Indonesia to Egypt between 1996
and 2000. Read more at
www.ridehimalaya.com
“Circumnavigating
Newfoundland" On the heels of his fast
record-breaking circumnavigation of Iceland in 2007 by sea kayak, Greg
Stamer will
be embarking on a fast solo circumnavigation of Newfoundland, “the Rock”,
Canada’s easternmost province in June, 2008. This adventure is more than
1,700 miles around one of the most windswept locations in North America. For
pitching in exposed coastal areas on both sand and bare rock, Greg will
trust a freestanding Allak to keep him comfortable and safe. Read more about
Greg’s journey at www.gregstamer.com
"Expedition Transhumanica"Since 1994 Günter Wamser,
his partner and 4 horses have been on a journey through North and South
America. A Keron 4 GT has been with them since the beginning. Read more about their incredibly
ride through North and South America at
www.transhumanica.de
"Around
America Adventure". On July 4th, 2005 Renata Chlumska began an adventure
that took her around the United States. She circumnavigated the lower 48 by
kayak, bike and inline skates. The extreme distance (approximately 11 200
miles) and time (around 16 months), the variation of nature, terrain and
climate made this a challenge that few can imagine and no one has attempted
before. She spent her nights in an Unna tent. Read about Renata's successful journey at
www.renatachlumska.se
Shelly
Benoit and Rod Georgiu took the year of 2007 as a honeymoon and
climbing expedition. Over the year, they circumnavigated the earth climbing
culturally and/or historically sacred mountains. Their Hilleberg tent kept
them warm, dry, and comfortable the whole way. You can read about their
adventures at
www.sacredmountains.blogspot.com.
Polar Exploration - Famous Polar explorer Matty
McNair is one of the most renowned and experienced
polar guides and explorers in the world. She has led numerous
record-breaking expeditions, including skiing to the North Pole and,
unsupported to the South Pole. Read more about this amazing polar explorer
at
www.northwinds-arctic.com
Helen and Bill Thayer, two
senior world explorers (Helen is 66 and Bill is 78!), trekked
through blazing temperatures, sand storms and scorpions to
become the first woman and man team to complete the 1,423 mile
crossing of the Mongolian Gobi Desert on foot. On their
journey they had a Staika. Read more about their extraordinary
accomplishment at
www.adventureclassroom.org
"China
Wheelie" - Rob Luxton’s adventure on a three wheeled recumbent
tricycle will take him 25,000km all around China, passing through every
province on the mainland.
Beginning near Hong Kong the journey is estimated to last two and half years
taking him from busy cities to remote mountain villages, deserts to great
plains, deep lush valleys to the the scary heights of the Tibetan plateau
and finally into the jungles of the South, before returning to Hong Kong in
September 2009. Read more at www.chinawheelie.com.
One
World Expedition - In May 2006, Polar Explorers Lonnie Dupre and
Eric Larsen embarked on an unprecedented four-month, unsupported
journey across the Arctic Ocean via the North Pole. Their objectives was to complete the first ever summer
crossing of the Arctic Ocean and to highlight the growing issues surrounding
global climate change. Read
more at
www.oneworldexpedition.com
7+7+7 - Swedish adventurer Fredrik Sträng accomplished in
2006 the amazing feat of climbing the 7 Summits in 7 month's!
Read about his great adventure at
www.strang.se/777/
Retracing
the steps of Nain Singh - Tsangpo River Expedition.
In October 1865, Nain Singh, an Indian teacher and school headmaster, set out
on an expedition by foot that took him over 3,000 km across the Himalayas in
winter. 139 years later, after local authorities opened the area for
tourism, Diego Azubel, an Argentinean photographer and expeditioner
will attempt to trace Nain Singh’s footsteps. He is hiking light with an
Akto. Read more about the expedition
at
www.thegreatwalk.com
Hudson Bay Expedition
- In May 2005,
Scott Miller and Todd Foster set out upon a 2250-mile historical canoe expedition from Saint Cloud to
Hudson Bay. Todd and Scott were inspired to take the trip after reading
"Canoeing with the Cree" by Eric Sevareid, a book that recounts Sevareid's
trip with his friend Walter Port along the same route in 1930. 2005 marks
the 75th anniversary of Sevareid and Port's trip. On their journey they
brought a Saivo.
www.hudsonbayexpedition.com
Arctic
Transect 2004 - led by renowned Polar explorers Will Steger and
Paul Pregont an
international team embarked in December 2003 on an unparalleled seven month, 3000 mile
crossing of the Canadian Arctic by dogsled. They spent over 140 days in
their Keron 4 GTs. Read about their amazing journey at www.polarhusky.com
The
Ultimate Walk to Cure Diabetes - Will Cross and Jerry Petersen
finished their expedition to the South Pole on January 17th, 2003. Will
Cross is now the first person with diabetes to reach the South Pole. Their
goal is to advance
metabolic research and raise funds for diabetes research and
education. On their trip a Keron 3 kept them comfortable. Read more about
their journey at
www.curewalk.com
"The Commonwealth Women's Antarctic Expedition"
is seeing a team of women from the Commonwealth countries of Brunei
Darussalam, Cyprus, Ghana, India, Jamaica, New Zealand, Singapore and the
United Kingdom ski to the South Pole to mark the 60th anniversary
year of the Commonwealth. Representing 5 continents, 6 faiths and 7
languages, this diverse team of women – some of whom had never seen
snow before joining the expedition - are aiming to show the potential of greater
intercultural understanding. They will also be breaking several
records; the team members from
Cyprus, Ghana, Brunei and Jamaica will become
the very first people from their country to ski to the South Pole. Those
from India, Singapore and New Zealand will become the first women from their
country to the South Pole. They are staying in Keron 4 GT tents.
www.commonwealthexpedition.com
“2
Ride The World". In May
2003, Renowned Adventure Motorcyclist's Lisa & Simon Thomas left their UK
home on their motorbikes to embark on an unprecedented journey around the
globe. Their aim? To circumnavigate our planet in one continuous journey,
riding all seven continents (a first), set 4 Guinness Endurance World
Records, raise money for 3 charities and of course fulfill a lifelong dream.
5-years into their remarkable journey, this husband and wife team has
traveled over 100,000 miles through some of the World's most inhospitable
regions and ridden through 58 countries of their planned 122. Since
2003 they have been staying in a Keron 4 GT! Read about
this amazing endeavor at
www.2ridetheworld.com
Follow the adventures of Roger Chao & Megan Kerr,
as they explore the people and cultures of Central Asia (the "Stans"),
Mongolia and Russia. Living with and documenting the stories, livelihoods
and traditions of these diverse cultures, before they disappear... and all
on an all terrain tandem sociable recumbent quad... named Quikey. Checkout
www.steppebysteppe.com.au for more information.
"Around
America Adventure". On July 4th, 2005 Renata Chlumska began an adventure
that took her around the United States. She circumnavigated the lower 48 by
kayak, bike and inline skates. The extreme distance (approximately 11 200
miles) and time (around 16 months), the variation of nature, terrain and
climate made this a challenge that few can imagine and no one has attempted
before. She spent her nights in an Unna tent. Read about Renata's successful journey at
www.renatachlumska.se
Arctic
Transect 2004 - led by renowned Polar explorers Will Steger and
Paul Pregont an
international team embarked in December 2003 on an unparalleled seven month, 3000 mile
crossing of the Canadian Arctic by dogsled. They spent over 140 days in
their Keron 4 GTs. Read about their amazing journey at www.polarhusky.com
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