One World Expedition: Summer Expedition to the North Pole
2006: Lonnie Dupre and Eric Larsen pulled and paddled modified canoes over 600 miles of shifting sea ice to the North Pole. This journey, called the One World Expedition, was the first to get to the Pole in the summer, and reached 68 million people worldwide on issues of global warming.
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Circumnavigation of Greenland,
1997-2001: With Australia’s John Hoelscher, Dupre dogsledded and kayaked the perimeter of this island covering 6517 miles in three visits. In being the first to round the island, the men dogsledded 3442 miles and kayaked 3075 miles.
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Banks Island Expedition,
1995: Dupre and his wife Kelly, along with four sled dogs using backpacks, hiked the 250-mile length of Banks Island home of 75,000 muskox, in Canada’s High Arctic.
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Lillehammer, Norway to Murmansk, Russia,
1994: Dupre and others dogsledded 1000 miles through Scandinavian countries to Russia, taking an environmental message from the closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics at Lillehammer, Norway, to Nagano, Japan, site of the next Winter Olympics. |
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Northwest Passage Expedition,
1991-92: Dupre and Malcolm Vance from Alaska dogsledded 3000 miles from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to Churchill, Manitoba Along the Arctic Ocean and along northern Canada. This was the first West to East crossing in winter of the famed Northwest Passage. |
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Bering Bridge Expedition,
1989: With Paul Schurke of Ely, Minnesota, and a team of Russians and Americans, Dupre dogsledded and skied 1000 miles along the Siberian and Alaskan coasts to promote peace between the Super Powers, USSR and USA.  |
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Brooks Range, Alaska
1985-86: Dropped off by plane 50 miles south of Bettles, Alaska, to build a primitive log cabin, spend the winter and live off the land. |
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