The Lebanese Flag flies high at the North Pole
One Small Step for Maxime, One Large Step for Lebanon
The Lebanese Flag at the North Pole (Image #2)
Bank Audi Flag at the North Pole – Grow Beyond Your Potential
The flag from the Academy of Natural Sciences.
Robert Peary and Matthew Henson carried a similar flag from the Academy 100 years ago.
GPS showing the coordinates of the North Pole (90 Degrees North!)
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the last mile
the last swim
Today, Saturday April 25 2009, at 18:22 Beirut Time we reached the North Pole. SUCCESS!!!
We are very, very excited, relieved, satisfied and ready to rest. I can’t wait to sit in a chair and get dressed standing up. Stuart sounds great, and Lonnie is very pleased.
Wow! What an accomplishment… what a feeling of satisfaction… what an amazing journey. Over the last 53 days we have endured so many challenges:
-60 degree temperatures, howling winds, rough terrain, icy water and worst of all, southerly drift.
We figure that all-in-all we skied close to 1200 kilometers (650 nautical miles) from start to finish.
Though we ate more than 8,000 calories a day, we lost an average of half a kilogram (1.25 pounds) per person every 2 days. A the end, even our shadows looked skinny!
We will gather with PolarExplorers’ other North Pole expeditions for a delicious celebratory feast in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen tomorrow (Sunday night).
Our current and last position: 90 Degrees North – the Top of the World
Day 53 – Success at the North Pole
Day 53 – Success at the North Pole
Day 53 – Success at the North Pole
ur are my superman !!!
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Hamdella 3ala salemeh Maxime;Nous sommes tres heureux pour toi et pour les libanais.Quel exploit!!!!!Nahna ma3ak
Congratulations Maxim…… We are all proud of you………
Splendid. Sincere congratulations from one of your italian admirers. Marco
Congratulation & GOD bless you
Keep Walking ………
Bravo! Mabrouk Maxim! Proud of You! God bless You!
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!
we are sooooo proud of u!!
Ya3tik alef 3afiye! Really We Are Proud of You…
You continue to humble me dearest friend. Max you are truly a hero and a national treasure. I really missed you and look forward to hearing your voice and hopefully ride the bike with you this summer. Ishtaktellak ya akhou el shaliteh. Roy Nasr
Bravo Maxime and Thank You,
Thank you for your lessons of determination, perseverance, courage and strength.
We look forward to seeing you very soon!
Starting today, to anyone who should make a great effort in any moment of his life, I would say: Be Maxime! Teo, Mila, Alani and Sandra.
Congrats. Maxime we are very proud of you !!
Go Lebanon !!
Congrats…I have updated a post I did on technology in your expedition that William Mougayar alerted me to
http://florence20.typepad.com/renaissance/2009/03/three-poles.html
Hurry back, as I mention in the ending para you owe me a column for the series on Technology and My Hobby Series
Max, Bravo, Mission Accomplished! Maxine M.
Bravo Maxime. Nous sommes fiers de toi. Bon retour.
Mabrouk. You made us all proud. Your efforts and determination are an example for everybody.
we are waiting for you … THEN… we will show you how much we are proud to be LEBANESE …THANK YOU MAXIME;
LEBANON IS VERY PROUD OF YOU MAXIME!
Max, Congratulations!!! I wish I was in Beirut tonight to welcome you after this amazing acomplishment you did for yourself and for us! Once again we are extremely proud to be Lebanese and this is thanks to you! Vamos Max vamos!!! Cheers from Spain. M
you are an inspiration and model for many of us.
thank you!
Proud of you, Proud of being LEBANESE !
God bless you.
Chris.
7amdella 3al saleme Max, 3atoul bitbayyedlna wijjna
congratulations ya maxim ya hero ya kbir ya refi3 ism lebanon bl 3ale.
Ya Maxime Ya Batal. Thanks for making us part of your journey via blog, podcast, pics & Twitter. Words are not enough to express the magnitude of your achievements.
Wow, Maxime, you give us all the chills.. really, what an honor to see such an accomplishment! You never fail to leave us speechless.. Congrats from all the Lebanese here in Dallas, Texas. Hope you carry on stronger than ever and please, whenever in summer there’s any sort of event, conference, or activity that you’re going to prepare, if it’s possible that I get informed. I am really interested and will be spending my whole summer in Lebanon. Thank you and again, mabrouk!!!
you are the best MAXIM
congratulations…….5edna ma3ak next time……..
BRAVO MAXIME!!!
You are the Lebanese will, the best that can raise and hold our flag on TOP of the World!
Proud of you, be careful and take care of yourself.
Congrats Maxim!
You don’t know how you inspired me. You climbed Everest, went to the south pole, the north pole and the seven summits and here I am, can’t get my self moving toward the much easier goals I have in life.
All the respect and admiration Maxim, really glad for you. Congrats again.
Congratulations from Argentina!!
Hi Maxime, did u find santa?
Maxime, I’m so proud of you! You’re an inspiration. I’m a Lebanese currently living in Washington DC, and I’d like a picture and an autograph when I go to Lebanon this summer.
i am sooooo proud of u…congratulations!!!lebanon is waiting u.bravo…
nice work Maxim !!u did a great job!!
Lebanon is so proud of you ..
best of luck