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Keeping Track and the
Polarwatch Expedition
is a joint venture between Robertsbridge Community College and
the Royal Marines. On 3rd March 1998, Sgt. Sean Chapple and Cpl.
Alan Chambers started to make an unsupported walk to the North Pole,
which is being tracked by students at the College. During the Easter holidays, eight students from the College were the first ever
school party to visit the Magnetic North Pole - as well as being hosted by the Royal Marines base camp in Resolute Bay.
First photo from base camp - Sean and Alan leaving Ward Hunt Island. We have reduced the size of this picture because of downloading time problems to the index page. Click on the image for the full size version.
Latest news - if you have not already heard, is that Sean and Alan have sadly abandoned their North Pole trek for reasons of safety, because of battery failure. (See Daily Telegraph article on news page)
Polarwatch Team have now reached the Magnetic North Pole - records have been broken! - See news page for latest details.
Click on the image for the full size version of this historic photo which was sent back to Robertsbridge Community College by e.mail attachment.
First School Party to the Magnetic North Pole
Official Guinness Record
Want to see our really cool Arctic Photo's ?
View the Polarwatch Picture Gallery
What is Keeping Track all about ?
Find out about the Polarwatch Expedition
Latest Expedition News
Check for the latest news about the Unsupported Polar Walk and Student Trip
Keeping Track question page
Send a question about the Arctic environment to the Marine explorers crossing the ice
What is it like at the North Pole !
Answers to questions about Polar travel and survival which have already been asked
Polar North Expedition Homepage
Link to the Royal Marine's Polar North Website
Where is Robertsbridge ?
Information about Robertsbridge and its surroundings
Robertsbridge Community College
A quick visit to the College
Robertsbridge Community College (Student Homepage)
Find out what is going on in college at the moment
Maps of the Expedition Region
See the route of the unsupported polar walk attempt
Education Link
Information for teachers
Arctic Links
Links to related Arctic and education web sites
Project Sponsorship
Please visit here to see how your company can become a Polarwatch Expedition Sponsor
Please check out our new sponsors
Companies and individuals who are helping us with this venture
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View the Keeping Track Guest Book
Active data logging project
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