See also our comparative map of the
Arctic expeditions of spring 2002.
Monday 6 May
From his werbsite : Day 45: Mission Accomplished!
Singapore, May 6 2002 – Adventurer Khoo Swee Chiow has made history for Singapore by skiing 771km to the North Pole on Day 45 of the Hitachi Extreme North Expedition at 1850hrs on Sunday 5 May 2002 (0750hrs on 6 May 2002 Singapore time ).
Khoo is now the first man in Singapore and South East Asia, as well as the fourth in the World to complete the Adventure Grand Slam, which consists of the Seven Summits, the South Pole and the North Pole !
Saturday 4 May
Khoo and his guide, Paul Landry, seem to be enjoying the difficult conditions of the pack ice. It should be recalled that, having planned to get themselves resupplied twice (the first, on April 11 and the other at a date not shown on the website), they are lighter than the Sjogren pair, for example. So they are making fairly quick progress.
On May 3 (43rd the day of the expedition, progress 37km), they had already covered 749km with the incredible average of 32km per day and were now only 37km from the Pole. Their arrival is forecast for 08 April. One almost has to wonder how these two polar adventurers can progress so quickly when the other assisted teams are advancing distinctly more slowly...
Friday 12 April
The news release of 5 April announced that the duo of Chiow and Landry were having to wait for favourable weather conditions to take delivery of their first new batch of supplies (they ordered new skis). The two men are in good shape: they have eight days' food left, and hope to see the Twin arrive within the week. Being less weighed-down than the others, they have been making good progress. On 8 April (17th day on the ice floe), they had travelled 210 km (an average of 12.3 km per day) and were 526 km from the Pole. Their position on 8 April: 84°57'N / 74°39' W.
Monday 1 April (9th day of progress)
Position on Monday 1 April: 84° 15' N / 74° 12' W. He started the trek on 25 March. Accompanied by a professional guide, Canadian Paul Landry, and a dog, Aputik. A week later, on 1 April, the team had covered 131 km (information taken from their site), or 14.5 km per day. An excellent average, which contrasts with that of the other expeditions, which are much slower.
