Early in the morning of May 1, 2006, Eric Larsen and Lonnie Dupre will take one last look behind them, and set off slowly across the treacherous Arctic Ocean toward the North Pole. They will paddle, ski, gaff hook, man haul and slog their way across one of the most inhospitable environments on Earth. If they succeed, they will be the first people ever to complete a summer expedition to the North Pole

The project is a new attempt after the 2005 expedition was thwarted.

This year in addition to the podcast, they are using the new Google Earth feature in XJournal so people can track the expedition via GE.

Project Thin Ice GE Feed

Expedition Site