Exploration
Remembering polar explorer Ken Hedges
Hedges, who served as medic on the 1969 British Trans-Arctic Expedition and later settled in Canada, died Oct. 11 age 88
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- 3 minutes
Exploration
A bridge of ice
Ken Hedges of the 1968-69 British Trans Arctic Expedition reflects on the perilous and ground-breaking journey
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- 13 minutes
People & Culture
How the British Trans-Arctic Expedition made the first crossing of the Arctic Ocean
Dr. Ken Hedges, Honourary Colonel and RCGS Fellow, recounts his amazing experience traversing the top of the world on the expedition’s anniversary
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- 2 minutes