Joe:
Alaskan Arctic Expedition

Joe Henderson and his loyal Malamute companions of Alaskan Arctic Expeditions have explored 40,000+ miles of the most remote arctic areas in Alaska over a period of 20 years. Joe and his team have traveled much of the Brooks Range and arctic slope, sometimes through blinding, white-out blizzard conditions and brutally cold temperatures which at times have been recorded at -100 degrees Fahrenheit.  Joe is a contributing writer to Mushing Magazine, and a regular user of Heat Factory products.

Heat Factory Sponsored Solo Journey

On November 23, 2006, I set out from Kavik River Alaskaon the second year (winter) of an unprecedented solo journey in Alaska's arctic Brooks Range and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. My team and I of 22 Alaskan malamutes, pulling three sleds with 2 tons of supplies mushed for five months into some of the most rugged and inaccessible regions in the arctic. During the expedition, we faced 70 mph winds, -100˚ F wind chills, and 72 days of no sun.
The expedition is a tribute to the "Forgotten Explorer,” Ernest de Koven Leffingwell (1876-1971). Leffingwell was a member of the Anglo-American-polar Expedition (1906-1908) which established that there was no land North of Alaska. Leffingwell is also credited for mapping much of the arctic coast and the Brooks Range, which is now part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge between 1908 and 1914.

Over the course of  three winters (2005-2008) we hope to follow roughly the 4,500 sled miles Leffingwell may have used and re-shoot some of the same geographic/geologic photographs, thereby sampling a "then and now" look at the arctic. I will be using replicas of the same maps that Leffingwell used and share many of the same terrain, hardships and logistical difficulties that he must have experienced.

I would like to express my gratitude for Heat Factory’s generous sponsorship contribution!  Enduring the extreme arctic environment is more comfortable with Heat Factory products!

More Info & Pictures
http://www.alaskanarcticexpedition.com

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