Quark to Host Adventurer Laurie Dexter on World Cruise

March 23, 2011 on 8:28 am | In Adventure Travel, Cruise Boats | Comments Off

Quark Expeditions announced that Laurie Dexter, a member of the Order of Canada, will be the expedition leader on the icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov’s farewell circumnavigation of the Arctic, July 10 to Sept. 13.

In 1988, for 91 days, as a member of the Soviet-Canadian Polar Bridge expedition, Dexter skied from Russia to Canada via the North Pole. Having lived on Baffin Island for 13 years, he speaks the language of the Inuit, Canada’s northern indigenous people. Since 1993, he has led more than 50 commercial expeditions to the Arctic.

When he is not leading expeditions to the polar regions, Dexter is a marathon runner and mountaineer. Among his feats are running 10 marathons in 10 days and making numerous first ascents of Arctic mountains.

Quark is hosting an online information session with Dexter at 3 p.m. ET on March 15. The 45-minute session focuses on the Northeast Passage, the Russian sea route from Asia to Europe. There are a limited number of seats for the online webinar. Participation is free, but registration is required.

The Northeast Passage is the first segment of the Arctic Circumnavigation, which has two additional segments — a Greenland semi-circumnavigation and Arctic Passage. Travelers can purchase the entire voyage or segments. The per-person price for a twin berth aboard the Northeast Passage voyage begins at $36,690 per person. Quark will archive a recording of the information session for travelers who cannot attend the live event. For more information, visit www.quarkexpeditions.com

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