Arved Fuchs

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Arved Fuchs
Fuchs in 2006
Born	(1953-04-26) 26 April 1953 (age 68) Bad Bramstedt, West Germany
Occupation	Polar explorer, writer
Awards	Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2017)

Arved Fuchs (born 26 April 1953) is a German polar explorer and writer.

Polar exploration[]

On 30 December 1989, Fuchs and Reinhold Messner were the first to reach the South Pole with neither animal nor motorised help, using skis and a parasail. That made him the first person to reach both poles by foot within one year.

Many of his expeditions have taken place on water, such as his failed attempt to sail around North Pole on a traditional sailing boat (1991–1994). This boat, Dagmar Aaen, is still used by Fuchs on his current expeditions.

Recognition[]

In October 2017, Fuchs was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his merits to the protection of the environment.^[1]

Publications[]

• In Shackleton's wake. Translated by Sokolinsky, M. Dobbs Ferry: Sheridan House. 2001. ISBN 9781574091380.

References[]

External links[]

• Official website

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