Every year world class atheletes benefit from Malden Mills' Polartec® Challenge, an international award program encouraging the spirit and practice of outdoor adventure. Odyssey Among the Inuit "I was able to improvise and adapt to conditions more demanding than any challenge of my life." Ultar Hidden Pillar "The storm comes back, raging, leaving us no choice but to...." East-West Traverse of the Taklimakan Desert "I didn't know that I would die but tests were coming that would last much longer than this expedition..." Endless Summer "Gambo suffered the misfortune of being knocked down by a rogue wave...." Kizil Asker "...there were no crowds...no mountains...mountain side cafes...but there was unclimbed alpine rock and ice" American Gasherbrum IV "It was not the time to embark on a journey that would require all the strength they could muster." Vietnam Hitchhike "A tourist man is badly hurt," I said in Vietnamese. "There is much blood. I need the doctor - please." Mount Burney 2000 "Here we were, boatless...blocked by 2 large rivers to the east and a mountain of unknown difficulty to cross." Antartica Penisula Sea Kayak "We are nearly made it across without problems but a katabic sprang up and we were forced to turn and run with it." Thule Expedition - Cicumnavigating "Shifting pack ice, unpredictadable weather, and heavy seas capsized their kayak." |