Photo: Bears, Winds Fail to Derail 1st Winter Arctic Foot Trek



A polar bear swims among ice floes in the cold northern waters near Hudson Bay, Canada.

Today explorers Børge Ousland and Mike Horn completed the first-ever winter trek to the North Pole, a trip that required them to take a few lessons from polar bears about crossing Arctic waters.

Photograph by Flip Nicklin/NGS


NEWS FEEDS    After installing a news reader, click on this icon to download National Geographic News's XML/RSS feed. After installing a news reader, click on this icon to download National Geographic News's XML/RSS feed.

Get our news delivered directly to your desktop—free.
How to Use XML or RSS

ADVERTISEMENT

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC'S PHOTO OF THE DAY

50 Drives of a Lifetime

Listen to your favorite National Geographic news daily, anytime, anywhere from your mobile phone. No wires or syncing. Download Stitcher free today.