Exactly ten years on from his record-setting solo trek from Canada to the North Geographic Pole, British explorer Pen Hadow is attempting to take polar exploration to a new level, by undertaking a unique scientific survey of the Arctic sea ice while making the first unsupported solo crossing of the Arctic Ocean via the North Pole.
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The first fifty years of Pen Hadow’s life have been a testament to his pioneering spirit, perseverance in achieving his ambition, overcoming adversity and environmental entrepreneurialism. Continue reading “Pen Launches Most Personal Exploration To Date – His Quest For The Best Mid-Life Performance Plan” »
Pen hosted a series of special invitation-only dinners for board director’s of the UK’s most influential businesses. Continue reading “Private Dinners @ The Royal Society” »
Pen has now taken to the air as a ‘tweeter’ on Twitter, focusing his comments, thoughts, insights and links on ‘exploration’, ‘environmental sponsorship’, and all matters tangential. Continue reading “Tweet tweet – An Explorer Takes a Birds-eye View” »
Pen, as director of the Catlin Arctic Survey, contributes to BBC World TV’s “The Burning Question in the Freezing Cold” 30-minute documentary, broadcast to 80 million homes worldwide. Continue reading “BBC World TV – Pen contributes to “Earth Reporter’s” programme about Catlin Arctic Survey (2011)” »
Pen’s interview, disc selection and luxury item (2004) is now available on BBC iPlayer. Continue reading “Desert Island Discs – From Brahms to Kylie” »
Nominated for the Great Scot (Sport) Award, Pen attended the 19 April awards ceremony at the Boisdale Restaurant on Canary Wharf, along with fellow nominees from Sport (Sam Torrance), Entertainment (Lorraine Kelly), Charity (Annie Lennox) and Lifetime Achievement (Bill Martin). Continue reading “The Johnnie Walker Blue Label Great Scot Awards – Pen gets nominated for Great Scot Award 2011” »
Geo Mission was a finalist at the recent 2010 European Sponsorship Awards (ESA) for Catlin Arctic Survey 2009.
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Pen Hadow’s delivery of the first Catlin Arctic Survey in 2009 for Catlin Group Ltd has won a World Technology Award in the environment category.
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In November 2010, Pen gave an informal and entertaining speech to some of the UK’s most influential industrialists, media proprietors and marketing gurus at the private gathering of The Thirty Club held at The Savoy. Continue reading “The Thirty Club – Geo Mission’s Service is Launched to an Elite Gathering” »