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Articles
Geographical
March 2009
VIEW
January 2008
Climb
October 2007
Summit
Summer 2007
Climb
August 2007
Guardian
January 2007
Climb
December 2006
Optician
December 2006
Summit
Autumn 2006
Dogs Today
January 2006
Summit
Winter 2005
Dogs Today
December 2005
Dogs Today
June 2005
Geographical
May 2005


Interviews
Geographical
January 2006
PC Format
July 2005


Press Releases


Archive

 

Articles
 

Essential Gear
A Dog’s Life

Published March 2009. Reproduced with kind permission from Geographical, magazine of the Royal Geographical Society.
Subscribe online at: www.geographical.com

     
 

Arctic Junkie
To Explorer Gary Rolfe, Clear Vision Is Essential For Survival

Published January 2008. Reproduced with kind permission from Specsavers Opticians - The UK's most trusted optician, contact lens and glasses retailer and choice for eye tests. www.specsavers.co.uk

     
 

Do-It-Yourself The Hard Way
Gary offers morale boosting recipes for expedition travel.

Published October 2007. Reproduced with kind permission from Climb, the UK’s largest climbing/mountaineering magazine. To subscribe: www.climbmagazine.com

     
 

Fast Food
What to eat on the go. More uncompromising advice from Gary Rolfe – Arctic Explorer extraordinaire.

Published Summer 2007. Reproduced with kind permission from Summit magazine. Summit is the membership magazine of the British Mountaineering Council. To subscribe: www.thebmc.co.uk

     
 

Reaping What You Sew
Gary offers useful sewing tips on how to adapt and improve clothing and gear.

Published August 2007. Reproduced with kind permission from Climb, the UK’s largest climbing/mountaineering magazine. To subscribe: www.climbmagazine.com

     
 

I Fell Through Arctic Ice

Published 20th January 2007. Reproduced with kind permission from Guardian News and Media Limited
To subscribe: www.guardian.co.uk

     

Kit List
Gary passes on lots of useful survival advice on how to cope with very cold conditions in Climb magazine

Published December 2006. Reproduced with kind permission from Climb, the UK's largest climbing/mountaineering magazine.
To subscribe: www.climbmagazine.com

     
 

Arctic Soul
Explorer Gary Rolfe has travelled 11,000 miles through the Canadian Arctic with dogs. Alone, it’s always dangerous. And cold. He’s worn contact lenses in temperatures of -51ºC. Here he tells us why
Published December 2006. Reproduced with kind permission from Optician, the UK's weekly journal for eye care professionals magazine.
To subscribe: phone +44 (0) 1444 445566

     
 

Expert Q&A
Gary answers questions about GPS units

Published autumn 2006. Reproduced with kind permission from Summit magazine. Summit is the membership magazine of the British Mountaineering Council.
To subscribe: www.thebmc.co.uk

     
 

Dear Diary...
Following on from last month here's the second half of explorer Gary Rolfe's diary of last winter's training in Canada's western Arctic, preparing for the following spring's expedition

Published January 2006. Reproduced with kind permission from Dogs Today, Britain's premier dog magazine.
To subscribe either email: subs@dogstodaymagazine.co.uk
or phone +44 (0)1276 858880. Please quote reference: GR/DT

     
 

Training Trial
The Arctic explorer's diary from his latest adventure.

Published December 2005. Reproduced with kind permission from Dogs Today, Britain's premier dog magazine.
To subscribe either email: subs@dogstodaymagazine.co.uk
or phone +44 (0)1276 858880. Please quote reference: GR/DT


     
 

Cold Sweat
Winter - time to curl up in front of the TV and hibernate? Wrong. Here, back in Summit by popular demand is Gary Rolfe with some tips for a world gone soft.

Published winter 2005. Reproduced with kind permission from Summit magazine. Summit is the membership magazine of the British Mountaineering Council.
To subscribe: www.thebmc.co.uk

     
 

The Three Musheteers
Starting his latest adventure on Friday 13th wasn’t a good omen, but with two lucky canine charms with him, explorer Gary Rolfe threw superstitious caution to the wind.

Published June 2005. Reproduced with kind permission from Dogs Today, Britain’s premier dog magazine.
To subscribe either email: subs@dogstodaymagazine.co.uk
or phone +44 (0)1276 858880. Please quote reference: GR/DT


     
 

Explorer's Essentials
Gary Rolfe, Arctic expeditioner, dog musher and athlete.

Published May 2005. Reproduced with kind permission from Geographical. The magazine of the Royal Geographical Society.
Subscribe online at: www.geographical.com

     
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Interviews
 

Essential Gear.
Expeditioners are increasingly employing high-tech equipment to stay safe and keep in touch with the outside
world, says Paul Deegan

By Paul Deegan. Geographical Magazine
Printed January 2006. Reproduced with kind permission.

     
 

Will Your Laptop... Freeze to Death
PC Format, UK www.pcformat.co.uk.
Published July 2005. Reproduced with kind permission.

     
     
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