Richard Weber

Richard Weber , M.S.M. (born the June 9th, 1959 with Edmonton in Alberta) is a Canadian polar explorer of world famous. Of 1978 with 2006, it took part, guided and organized more than 45 forwardings in Arctique. Richard is the only person to have supplemented six major forwardings with the North pole, more than any other person in the history of the conquest of the North pole.

Richard comes from a family of cross-country skiers. He fitted skis for the first time at the 2 years age and began the competitions at the 6 years age. He became member of the Canadian national team of ski touring in 1977 and represented the Canada with the championships of the world in 1977, 1979, 1982 and 1985. He withdrew himself from the competitions in 1985 (with 20 national titles) and devotes himself since to polar and Arctic forwardings. During years, Richard accumulated several first:

In 1986, in company of Brent Boddy, he became the first Canadian to reach the North pole.
In 1988, it became the first nobody of the history to reach the North pole starting from the two sides of the Arctic Ocean.
In 1989, it became the first nobody whose GPS recorded the northern position 90 degrees.
In 1992, in company of Mikhail (Misha) Malakhov, it became the first nobody to try to reach the North pole without any supply nor assistance.
In 1995, Richard and Misha became the first people of the history to reach the North pole and to return from there, and this, without any assistance. This achievement was still not repeated.
In 2006, in company of Conrad Dickinson, it became the first nobody to go to the North pole without any assistance and by using rackets exclusively.

With his wife, Josée Auclair, and their two sons, Tessum and Nansen, Richard operates Arctic Watch, the most septentrional base of outdoor of Canada located at Cunningham Inlet on the island Somerset with the Nunavut. Via their company, Canadian Arctic Holidays, they organize and guide forwardings in artic regions (of which some with the poles) as of the voyages of adventure.

Diploma

Baccalaureat in mechanical engineering of the University of Vermont

Major forwardings with the north pole

Forwarding of the " the last degré"

In April 1993, Richard and Mikhail Malakhov opened first trade route making it possible customers to ski the last 100 kilometers separating them from the North pole (i.e to ski of the 89e parallel with the 90e). Of Longyearbyen (in the archipelago of the Svalbard), the customers are conveyed in Barneo, the Russian base installed on the ice-barrier, the starting point of forwarding.

Between 1993 and 2005, Richard and Mikhail guided eight of these forwardings of the last degree. Today, several companies offer this way and annually bring more than one hundred of people to the pole.

In 1999, Jack MacKenzie, a participant originating in Canada, became the oldest person to ski with the North pole at the 77 years, 10 months and 13 days age.

Other forwardings in the Arctic

Distinctions

Honors

Publications

External bonds

Ski touring (English bond only)

Canadian Ski Museum - Hall off Famed

Arctic Watch

Canadian Arctic Holidays Website (English bond)
Beluga Haven (English bond)
the passion of the Far North

Forwarding 2007

North Pole Forwarding 2007 Website (English bond)
Interview on the waves of Radio-Canada
Richard Weber' S debrief: Thoughts one North Pole treks in the old off total warming (English bond)

Forwarding 2006 (English bonds only)

North Classic Pole 2006 Website
Thepoles.com: This is not the Arctic I saw 20 years ago
Cross-country race Canada Website - Richard Weber complete another record Arctic trek
Cross-country race Canada Website - Par one track for North Pole record

Forwarding 1995 (English bonds only)

CBC Radio Files: Par sweaters off whodunnit adventure - June 15th, 1995
Outside magazine: Forwardings - The Iceman Conquereth

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