
List of Arctic Expeditions 1985 to 2006
Join us at the H2Expo where Lonnie Dupre relives his fascinating journey by modified canoe through the most extreme conditions on earth. 600 miles of shifting sea ice from Canada to the North Pole. Learn how he kept his faith and resilience to keep going where most would have quit. See if global warming is real and how it affects you whereever you live? His talk will clarify the global warming issue. It will also give you tools needed to help you conquer your life journey.
Expeditions
One World Expedition: Summer Expedition to the North Pole
2006: Lonnie Dupre and Eric Larsen pulled and paddled modified canoes over 600 miles of shifting sea ice from Canada to the North Pole. This journey, called the One World Expedition, was the first to get to the Pole over sea ice in the summer, and created 68 million impressions worldwide on issues of global warming.
First Circumnavigation of Greenland,
1997-2001: With Australia’s John Hoelscher, Dupre dog sledded and kayaked the perimeter of this island covering 6517 miles all non-motorized in three visits. In being the first to round the island, the men dog sledded 3442 miles and kayaked 3075 miles.
Banks Island Expedition,
1995: Dupre and his wife Kelly, along with four sled dogs using backpacks, hiked the 250-mile length of Banks Island home of 75,000 musk ox, in Canada’s High Arctic.
Lillehammer, Norway to Murmansk, Russia,
1994: Dupre and others dogsledded 1000 miles through Scandinavian countries to Russia, taking an environmental message from the closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics at Lillehammer, Norway, to Nagano, Japan, site of the next Winter Olympics.
Northwest Passage Expedition,
1991-92: Dupre and Malcolm Vance from Alaska dogsledded 3000 miles from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to Churchill, Manitoba Along the Arctic Ocean and along northern Canada. This was the first West to East crossing in winter of the famed Northwest Passage.
Bering Bridge Expedition,
1989: With Paul Schurke of Ely, Minnesota, and a team of Russians and Americans, Dupre dog sledded and skied 1000 miles along the Siberian and Alaskan coasts to promote peace between the Super Powers, USSR and USA.
Brooks Range, Alaska
1985-86: Dropped off by plane 50 miles south of Bettles, Alaska, to build a primitive log cabin, spend the winter and live off the land.
Awards
Lonnie Dupre has been awarded the following medals and recognition.
Scott Pearlman Award, 2005
Rolex Award for Enterprise, 2004.
Polartec Challenge Award, 2001 and 2000.
Elected Fellow, National Explorers Club, 1996.
Honored with running a dog team through the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics, Oslo, Norway, 1994.
Soviet "Sportsman’s Medal" from Mikhail Gorbachev, 1989.
Documentaries
Lonnie has been featured in the following documentaries.
National Geographic - Adventure Challenge
"The Last Arctic Mystery"
RumJungle Media
Polar Quest
National Geographic
Thawing the Icy Curtain - 1989 Bering Bridge Expedition
Rolex, 2005
One World Expedition
Books
‘Greenland Expedition - Where Ice is Born’ - 2000 Creative Publishing International, MN.
“They Lived to Tell the Tale’ Contributing Author, 2007 Lyons Press.
Featured Press
Some media that has featured Lonnie Dupre.
Two appearances on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Apr-July 2006
NG Adventure - Best of Adventure, 2005.
Mother Jones, April 18, 2005.
Sea Kayaker Magazine, Oct. 2002.
Sports Illustrated, Oct. 15, 2001.
Chicago Tribune, May 8, 2001.
Travelocity Magazine, Nov/Dec 2000.
Reader's Digest, Dec. 2000.
Northwest Airlines "World Traveler", July 2000.
NationalGeographic.com, June 23, 2000.
Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine, Feb. 2000.
Sports Afield, Winter 1999/2000.
Sea Kayaker Magazine, Aug. 1999.
Outside Magazine, Sept. 1997.
UpHere Magazine, Feb/Mar 1992.
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