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| Born | (1953-04-26)26 April 1953 (age 72) Bad Bramstedt, West Germany |
| Occupation(s) | Polar explorer, writer |
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Arved Fuchs (born 26 April 1953) is a Germanpolar explorer and writer.
On 30 December 1989, Fuchs andReinhold Messner were the first to reach theSouth Pole with neither animal nor motorised help, using skis and aparasail. That made him the first person to reach both poles by foot within one year.
Many of his expeditions have taken place on the water, such as his failed attempt to sail around the North Pole on a traditional sailing boat (1991–1994). This boat,Dagmar Aaen, is still used by Fuchs on his current expeditions.
In 2000, Fuchs led an expedition to recreateErnest Shackleton's desperate sea journey in theJames Caird from Elephant Island to South Georgia, and the subsequent land crossing of that island.[1]
In October 2017, Fuchs was awarded theOrder of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his merits to the protection of the environment.[2]
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