European Adventurer of the Year 2009

Simono Moro - Italy

Simone Moro is one of the giants in the climbing world, with over 40 expeditions in his back-pack. He receives the first European Adventurer of the Year award for his winter decent of
the fifth highest mountain in the world, Makalu (8463 meters). The mountain has been a big challenge for the climbing society since 1980 when the first attempt was made. Simone made the decent with Denis Urubko in febrary 2009.

Swedish Adventurer of the Year 2009

Vera Simonsson
No Swede had previously crossed Baffin Island in northeastern Canada until Vera Simonsson and her expedition participants, her sister Emma Simonsson and Norwegians Ingebjoerg Tollefsen and Kristin Folsland Olsen, made the trip during 2009. With total determination, the team travelled with their 120 lb sledges through 1200 km of artic wilderness in temperatures down to minus 40 degrees. The adventure really shows that you do not have to be a weather-beaten, bearded man in a anorak to complete the most impressive challenges. It's our great pleasure to award Vera Simonsson to Female Adventurer of the Year 2009.

Ola Skinnarmo
With the purpose to put the spotlight ont the changes occurring in the Arctic climate due to environmental changes, the Swedish adventurer Ola Skinnarmo led the expedition "North East" through the passage connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean north of Siberia. The expedition, which extended over 6000 nautical miles, were lined with difficult passages, extreme cold, curious polar bears and it proved once again that Ola Skinnarmo is an adventurer of the highest rank. His attitude and passion for big and ground breaking adventures gives him the title Male Adventurer of the Year 2009.

Swedish Adventurer of the Year 2008

Janne Corax and Nadine Saulier

Janne corax and Nadine Saulnier are as equally obvious winner of the year adventure as the award itself. They may, however, for their common first-time-climbes of Kukushili (6388m) June 28 and Purog Kangri (6438m) July 9 in China. And for the difficult crossing of the Chang Tang plateau on foot over a 54 days long expedition without support.

Janne Corax and Nadine Saulnier has for several years traveled together to find new challenges and adventures. The summited Kangzhagri - "King Oscar Mountain" in 2007 and has repeatedly advanced the position of Sweden as an adventure nation. The two are challenging both themselves to the almost impossible repeatedly with integrity, determination and adventure lust. It is with pleasure and pride that we now finally appoints them to the Adventurers of the Year 2008.

Swedish Adventurer of the Year 2007

Renata Chlumska
"To her with an unwavering determination and will perform one of the most difficult missions a woman made it. With the 439-day and 1.820 mil-long expedition "Around America Adventure", she has once again proved that nothing is impossible. The first person in the world to get around North America's borders in a kayak and bicycle, shows a great attitude and passion for personal challenges. Her adventures and expeditions have been inspirering and fascinating, and she is the obvious winner of the year female adventurer of 2007. "

Fredrik Sträng
"Through its worldwide climbing Fredrik has taken the concept of adventure to the next level, which is gratifying and inspiring. To ascend the highest mountain peaks on each of the world's seven continents is a magnificent achievement in itself. To carry out the expedition in six months and six days is bordering on the impossible. And to make it in the most difficult of conditions of civil war and hurricane winds and save the lives of fellow climbers in Antarctica, shows that he is a true adventurer.