Arved Fuchs: OCEAN CHANGE between the Arctic and Antarctic
Arved Fuchs is a famous German adventurer. He has travelled the world - especially the oceans - for more than 45 years and he does this in a very powerful way. He is the first person to reach the North Pole and the South Pole by foot within one year. He rounded Cape Horn in a folding boat and crossed Greenland with sledge dogs in 70 days. Most of his expeditions have taken place either in the Arctic or Antarctic or on board his 92-year-old fishing vessel DAGMAR AAEN. The footage of one of these expeditions just went viral on TikTok. In this podcast, Arved regularly shares his adventures on board Dagmar Aaen. www.arved-fuchs.de. www.baerbel-fening.de
Arved Fuchs: OCEAN CHANGE between the Arctic and Antarctic
Captain Arved and the Legend of the Northwest Passage
The Northwest Passage, the northern sea route from Europe to Asia, has always been challenging and dangerous. Even experienced sailors have failed to cross it. Roald Amundsen was the first to cross it - but it took him a whole three years.
In 1993, Arved Fuchs and the Dagmar Aaen passed the Northwest Passage within one year. The Dagmar Aaen is the third ship ever to have done so and the 51st to have passed through the Northwest Passage. She also had to contend with heavy ice pressures and strong storms.
10 years later, Arved Fuchs crossed it a second time, because even then researchers pointed out alarming climatic changes in the Arctic.
Much has changed since then. The Northwest Passage is ice-free. Where icebergs once piled up, cargo ships and cruise ships without ice class now sail.
In this podcast episode, Arved Fuchs and Bärbel Fening talk about the myth of the Northwest Passage, the most challenging experiences Arved Fuchs had during his first crossing, and the current situation of the passage.
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