Starting in Antarctica, an international team of young adults will embark on one of the most arduous and ambitious treks ever undertaken.  

A journey with a mission, Pole to Pole 2005 is a call to action inspiring youth and adults throughout the world to reach out, take initiative and be involved as world citizens. 

Starting in January 2005 this journey will originate at the South Pole and travel north 25,000 miles through the continents of Antarctica, Africa, Europe, and the Artic Ocean to the North Pole.  The journey will take over fifteen months.

The Pole to Pole Team 2005 consists of young adults from countries across the globe: Canada, South Africa, England, Japan, France, the United States, Germany and China

Along the way the members of Team 2005 will assist on, and learn from, local humanitarian, environmental and sustainable economic development projects.

Team 2005 will also make hundreds of presentations to schools and community groups on their route providing practical examples from their own experiences of how people bring out the best in each other, what solutions other communities have created, how every person can be involved, and the benefits of working together to seek solutions.

During presentations Team 2005 members will invite their audiences to pledge a shared vision of world harmony in action, by writing down their personal action pledges and entrusting them to the expedition. The team will take these symbols of personal commitment, and bring them to their final destination, the North Pole, to show the world that individuals can really make a difference.
 

Through the scope and reach of information technology billions of people will have the opportunity to participate in the Pole to Pole journey via internet sites, documentaries and news coverage over the course of the expedition.  They will also have the opportunity of meeting or joining the team at predetermined event sites.

Pole to Pole 2005 was conceived of by world- renowned expedition leader Martyn Williams, the first man in history to lead successful treks to the three great extremes in the world: the North Pole, the South Pole and Mount Everest.  In 2000 Martyn Williams trained and led the first international team of youth on Pole to Pole 2000 from the North Pole, through the Americas to the South Pole. To learn more about Pole to Pole 2000 please visit our "Journey 2000" section of this site.

Above: Team of the first journey Pole to Pole 2000

Now it is time for the next great journey, Pole to Pole 2005.

From Marco Polo's crossing of Asia to Neil Armstrong's walk on the moon, journeys of great difficulty and endurance have inspired entire societies to courage and action.

See our "Join" section of this site on how you can be a part of this historic and epic adventure.

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