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The DeepSea Under the Pole expedition team-members
Photo by: Thomas Deron /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Ghislain Bardout, leader of the project, gives a brief presentation about the expedition before projecting the film
Photo by: Thomas Deron /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Second Twin Otter landing for last adventurers pick up out from the Pole
Photo by: Ghislain Bardout /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Twin Otter plane finally manages to land at the position where the adventurers are, time to say Good Bye
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Heading to another diving spot, crossing water leads, Kayak always keeping company
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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The arrival of four members of the expedition in Cape Discovery, Ellesmere Island
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Diving under the Pole
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Emmanuelle pets Kayak on a sunny day in the Arctic while waiting for their recuperation flight
Photo by: Ghislain Bardout /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Divers walk back to base camp after day of dives
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Ice walls underwates
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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New discorveries with every dive
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Marine life in the Arctic under world
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Another dive in the under world
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Under several days of bad weather the team continues to dive and studies every option to abandon the caothic ice cap
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Breathtaking dives still taking place while the team looks for a place on the ice that could work as a runway
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Ready for going down deep
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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The powerful polar ice cap, up there in the Arctic, shows how small next to nature humans are
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Pulling the pulkas is not a easy mission, 160 kilograms in average
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Diving underneath compression ridges in the Arctic
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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After the re-supply the pulkas grew heavier and for several days harder to be pulled
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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The progress of the team sometimes was separated in small groups to respect the rythm of each of them and avoid long waits exposed to low temperatures
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Since a few weeks the team only makes progress to move from one diving spot to the other
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Sky Diving Under The Pole
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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The ice compressions formed
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Ghislain, Kayak and Emmanuelle cross a riviera during the progress to Ellesmere Island
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Breathtaking scenary in the Arctic Sea
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Our tiny size in a world of icy giants
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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The spetacle offered at every dive changes everyday: here submarine
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Cameraman registers images from under the ice cap
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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The under surface of the polar ice cap is registered by the DeepSea by Rolex divers
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Diving in the under world
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Food and fuel supplies ready to be parachuted to the explorers
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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The team crosses a crevasse in the ice
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Going deep, for another dive
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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The unexplored Arctic
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Getting ready for a next dive
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Crossing caothic ice conditions
Photo by: Ghislain Bardout /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Emmanuelle dives under the pole
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Diver under the Pole
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Under the Polar ice cap
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Hot water also used to quickly defreeze the diving equipment
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Getting ready for the next dive
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Firsts dives under the pole
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Pulling the pulkas became a even harder activity after the resupply flight
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Emmanuelle gets ready for the next dive
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Just arrived to the Arctic, Emmanuelle feels the effects of the cold
Photo by: Ghislain Bardout /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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The crew, ready to go
Photo by: Valentine R. Dumas /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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The morning of the take-off from Resolute Bay, destination Eureka/North Pole
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Filling up the pulkas in Resolute Bay's Airport Hangar
Photo by: Alban Michon /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Emmanuelle and Kayak go for a walk in Resolute Bay
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Shooting the ambiance of Resolute Bay
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Kayak
Photo by: F.Bassemayousse /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Ghislain Bardout - Expedition Leader, Diver, Underwater Cameraman
Photo by: Stéphane Régnier /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Emmanuelle Périé, the only female in the expedition to be diving and crossing from the North Pole to Ellesmere Island
Photo by: Stéphane Régnier /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Alban Michon - Diver
Photo by: Stéphane Régnier /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Samuel Audrain - Diver
Photo by: Stéphane Régnier /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Benoit Poyelle – Diver, Photographer
Photo by: Vincent Berthet /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Clément Infante – Pharmacist, Surface Cameraman
Photo by: Stéphane Régnier /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Vincent Berthet – Surface Cameramen
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Pascal Rey – Emergency Nurse
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Kayak
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Valentine Ribadeau Dumas – Logistics, from Resolute Bay
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Tignes, December 2009
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Training in Tignes, December 2009
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Training in Tignes, December 2009
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Gishlain Bardout and the team at the trainings in Tignes
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Samuel Audrain attaches snow boots during the trainings in Tignes
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Ghislain speak to press during trainings in Tignes
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Diver wears the Rolex DEEPSEA watch during dive experience in Tignes
Photo by: Benoit Poyelle /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Kayak takes part at the trainings in Tignes in December 2009
Photo by: Vincent Berthet /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Explorers study chater in the training phase in Finland
Photo by: Vincent Berthet /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Finland, March 2009
Photo by: Vincent Berthet /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Alban Michon defreezes the gear after training dive in Finland
Photo by: Vincent Berthet /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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Training in December 2009, Tignes
Photo by: Vincent Berthet /Deepsea Under the Pole by Rolex.
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