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Jose Naranjo
Jose Naranjo
Arctic World director
The fastest polar crossing in History - 2001
The fastest polar crossing in History - 2001

Co-leader of the Transgreenland 2001 expedition which crossed Greenland from South to North in total autonomy (no external assistance) in a sledge hauled by gigant kites. 2,225 Km in 32 days through the Greenland icecap. It was the fastest polar crossing in history at that time. During this expeditions it was beaten the world record in distance covered in a single day during a polar expedition: 421 Km.

First worldwide ski crossing of the Baltic Sea - 2003
First worldwide ski crossing of the Baltic Sea - 2003

Leader of the Transbaltic 2003 Expedition. First worldwide expedition that crossed the Baltic Sea on skis from Finland to Sweden in total autonomy (no external assistance) through the icebreakers route.

New route and the longest ski crossing ever of the Penny Icecap - 2009
New route and the longest ski crossing ever of the Penny Icecap - 2009

Opening a new route from west to east in the Penny icecap, a polar cap located on Baffin Island in Canada. This is the longest ski crossing ever on this icecap.

The first hotel in History set on a frozen sea
The first hotel in History set on a frozen sea

Creator and coordinator of the first hotel in History set on a frozen sea. Project carried out during the Nanoq 2006 expedition on the key place of the mythical North West Passage in Canadian Arctic. Setting up and dismantling of the hotel conducted with the utmost respect for the environment and compliance with all Canadian laws and regulations on environmental matters.

First ever ski crossing of the Barnes icecap
First ever ski crossing of the Barnes icecap

Leader of the world first ever crossing on skis of the Barnes icecap in total autonomy through the longest possible route. The Barnes is a polar cap of 6,000 square kilometres located in Arctic Canadian Baffin Island. First in the world to complete the “Baffin polar Trilogy” (Barnes icecap, Penny icecap and Akshayuk Pass).

World's first ascent on skis of the Devon icecap summit - 2022
World's first ascent on skis of the Devon icecap summit - 2022
Leader of the world's first ascent on skis of the 3 highest peaks on the Devon icecap, located in Nunavut, in the Canadian arctic. The expedition covered more than 230 km on skis in total autonomy, without mechanized means and in which more than 2,500 meters of altitude were ascended. Being, in this way, the longest crossing of the Devon icecap in history undertaken only with human force.