Arctic Quest 1831: In the footsteps of Ross
A solo folding-kayak journey in the high Arctic in 2003, following the route of Sir John Ross to the magnetic north pole.
Expedition archive. This page keeps a dispatch or expedition page that was published on this domain by the adventurer Dom Mee. dommee.co.uk is now an independent magazine about expeditions and the outdoors and is not affiliated with him. All expeditions.
One man & a folding kayak, alone, in the high arctic.
A brief summary
In 2003 Dom Mee kayaked, solo, deep into the high arctic, during the worst ice conditions the locals had seen for 20 years, and reached the magnetic north pole — first discovered by Sir James Ross in 1831, the date from which the expedition takes its name.
The following comprises expedition press releases and the updates that Dom transmitted back from the arctic.
Don’t forget to take a look at our coverage of Dom’s followup expedition, ArcticQuest 1832.