THE DISCIPLINES

Not aN official race.

Not a competition.

just AN ORDINARY guy.

Achieving the extraordinary.

The iceman expedition

RESPONSIBILITY

Purpose

The Iceman was a one-time event used to promote public awareness of Climate Change and the vulnerable nature of the Antarctic Environment (while completing the Iceman $10,035.46 was raised for Plastic Change from 636 donators).

Environment

We ensure that the aesthetic, wilderness and environmental values of Antarctica was upheld. Adhering to the widely accepted principle of 'leave no trace'. The expedition had a minor and transitory effect on Antarctica.

SAFETY

All safety precautions were taken and tested prior to the expedition. The team included some of the most experienced people, when it comes to expeditions in Antarctica.

KEY CHALLENGES

LEOPARD
SEALS

Ensuring stringent safety precautions during the swim to mitigate the risk of attack by leopard seals, one of Antarctica’s top-ranked predators.

THE ICE
SWIM

The swim took place in -0.6 degrees Celsius waters. Despite the use of a wetsuit the cold ocean water does penetrate the suit.

THE BIKE
setup

Finding the ideal bike setup for the glacial snowy and icy conditions. Anders ended up biking on a fat bike that still was challenged by the conditions.

SETTING
THE ROUTE

Setting up the bike and run route at Cape Legoupil, especially the distance of the loop to ensure that proper safety was in place, but also that it was logistically feasible.

SECURING
FUNDING

The entire project ended up costing approx. $300.000. More than half of this amount was dedicated to the Antarctica expedition, primarily due to the high traveling costs.

TIMELINE & MILESTONES

Timeline of the largest completed and upcoming milestones of the project.

IDEA origin

SEP 2017

The idea came following watching the documentary “The Jump” about Nick Jacobsen and his kite jump from the top of the iconic 321-metre-high Burj Al Arab in Dubai. This led Anders to think, what he could do within triathlon that would be just as crazy, perceived impossible and a ‘first’ - the idea of becoming the first versus becoming the best. He considered whether an Ironman distance triathlon had been completed in all continents. Antarctica was the only one remaining and when people had told him that it would be impossible, the limitations are perceptions purpose was born.

OFFICIAL KICKOFF

June 13, 2018

On a late summer night in June, Anders did a kickoff video to make it publicly known that he wanted to prove that limitations are perceptions of what we can achieve by completing the first Iceman.

polar circle marathon

oct 25-29, 2018

Anders finished third in 3:22:20 at the World’s coolest marathon, the Polar Circle Marathon in Greenland, which was not only his first marathon, but also the first proper test and preparation for the Iceman in regards to the physical impact and equipment when running in extreme and cold conditions.

First media exposure

NOV 21-24, 2018

Following the Polar Circle Marathon we got the first media exposure. It all started with a portrait interview for Danish Radio that was recorded during and after one of the running sessions in a cooling container. The portrait went live on November 21, and following the portrait, we were invited to live national radio, where Anders guested Go’Morgen at P3, and also live national television for an interview at Go’ aften Danmark at TV2.