Richard Weber

Richard’s expedition highlights

Richard made his first Arctic expedition in 1985 and his first North Pole journey in 1986. In 2007, he completed his sixth journey to the North Pole, starting from land. He has made more successful treks to the Pole than anyone in history:

  • First North Pole trek without resupplies; 1986 Steger international polar expedition;
  • First surface crossing of the Arctic Ocean from Russia to Canada;
  • 1988 Polar Bridge Expedition;
  • First commercial North Pole Trek; 1993 North Pole Dash, last degree;
  • First and only journey to the North Pole and back with no outside assistance;
  • 1995 Weber-Malakhov Expedition;
  • First snowshoe trek to the North Pole; first guided unsupported North Pole trek;
  • North Pole classic 2006.

In all, Richard has participated in more than 50 Arctic and North Pole expeditions.

Tourism experience

Richard and Josée started working in the field of Arctic tourism with the world’s first commercial North Pole trek in 1993, and hiking and kayaking trips on Baffin Island. In 2000, they opened Arctic Watch, Canada’s most northerly lodge on Somerset Island in Nunavut. Arctic Watch Wilderness Lodge is Nunavut’s largest and most unique tourism operation.

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  • The Creativity Behind Arctic Watch: Matt Davidson and Andrew Milne

    The saying goes, once you’ve been bitten by the arctic bug, you can’t stop going back to the arctic. Nearly 25 years ago, my parents were first “bitten”. My parents did expeditions throughout the Arctic, on foot, kayak and ski. They skied to both poles, roamed the tundra during the summer and, in 2000, started Arctic Watch. Finally, the perfect  [...]

  • Enroute to Arctic Watch: Yellowknife N.W.T

    As the summer at Arctic Watch is quickly approaching, I’ve had several guests ask me what there is to be done in Yellowknife, NWT. Guests flying to Arctic Watch depart from Yellowknife, leaving the Northwestern Territories, for the final 4 hour flight, over to Nunavut and north to the Arctic Watch. The city of Yellowknife, located on Great Slave Lake,  [...]

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  • Josee with an African Penguin
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