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114 RGS-IBG Polar Expeditions Manual VI. Russia A huge Arctic area; travelling and working in the Russian arctic generally requires the assistance of Russian polar co-ordinators such as those found at organisations listed below. The Russian Arctic has, when compared with the North American Arctic, a considerably larger native population with more frequent and larger settlements. It has some hundreds of scientists, thousands of servicemen and tens of thousands of indigenous inhabitants engaged in old time practices of hunting, fishing and extensive reindeer herding. Permissions: Expeditions going to the Russian Arctic will find it almost impossible not to work through recognised polar co-ordinators/facilitators in Russia. Contacts Russian Federation Agency Vicaar Ltd, Marata 24a, 191040, St. Petersburg, Russia. Tel +7 812 113 2781; fax: +7 812 , email: vicar@mail.wplus.net164 6818. Headed by Victor Boyarksi who crossed Antarctica and Arctic Ocean with Will Steger. Vicaar provides logistical advice and support to polar expeditions and trips to North Pole. Web: www.vicaar.spb.ru Arctic and Antarctic Russian Institute 38 Bering Street, St Petersburg 199397 Russia www.nw.ru/aari/nw/ru; tel: +7 812 352 1520; fax: +7 812 352 2688. Cerpolex Cercles Polaires Expeditions, 4, Passage de la Main d’Or, 75011 Paris, France. Tel. 00 33 0143147494. Website: www.polarcircle.com. Co-ordinate the running of Barnes Ice Camp 89ºN each April. Minsk Bearing Factory, Minsk, Belorus. Suppliers of motorised wheeled buggies that have been driven to South Pole. www.mpz.com.by Moscow Adventure Club, Rusakovskaia str 1 6ld 3, 107140, Moscow. Tel: 7 095 264 9583. Headed by Dimitri Shparo. www.shparo.com Polus, Arctic and Antarctic Research Centre. Moscow. Operate the floating ice stations such as SP32 and SP33. Books BARR, S. et Al (1995) Franz Josef Land. Norwegian Polar Institute Polar Handbook No 8. with one page summaries in Norwegian, German, Polish, Russian and French ISBN 82-7666-095-9 175pp. BRONTMAN, L (1938) On top of the World: the Soviet expedition to the North Pole in 1937. Victor Gallanex Ltd, London. English text. 281pp. FUCHS, A (1999) Abentever Russiche Arktis. Delius Klasing, Germany. 190pp. A German text account of Arved Fuchs’ ICESAIL expedition by boat through the Russian Arctic. GJELDNES, R (2001) Dead Men Walking. An English text account of an unsupported 2000km trek across the Arctic Ocean. Available from www.extremeplanet.com. JACOBSON, J (2004) Roaming Russia. An adventurer’s guide to Off the Beaten Track Russia and Siberia. IUniverse Inc. 224pp. JOHNSON, C. (1995) The Devils Labyrinth – Encounters with the Arctic. Swan Hill Press, Shrewsbury: 144pp. ISBN 1853102113. Account of authors’ various sled hauling expeditions to reach the North Pole. It includes one attempt from Russian side. MAIER, F (1994) Trekking in Russia and Central Asia. Published by the Mountaineers, Seattle, USA. Has sections on Kamchatka, Chukotka and Northern Urals.
Appendices 115 OUSLAND, B. (1994) Alone to the North Pole. Drammen, Oslo: 136pp. Account of 1994 solo and unsupported sled haul trip to the North Pole. OVAKYNIKOV, N (1999) Polar Bears: Living with the white bear. An account of four years living amonst the Polar Bears of Wrange Island. English text. SNEGIRYEV, V (1985) On Skis to the North Pole. Sphinx Press, New York. An account of a Russian team making the first ever ski trek to the North Pole in 1979. SPARKS, J. (1992) Realm of the Russian Bear. BBC books, London: 288pp. Follows on from BBC TV series of same name. Includes 50 pages on Russian arctic natural history. STROUD, M (1993) Shadow on the Wasteland: crossing Antarctica with Ranulph Fiennes. Jonathan Cape, London. Chapters 1 and 2 of this book cover Stroud and Fiennes’ expedition to the North Pole from the Russian side in 1990. VANIER, N (1997) North Adventures in the Frozen Wild. Harry N Abrahams Inc, USA. An excellent book for anyone contemplating long duration wilderness trips in Arctic tundra and taiga regions
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