Born 1953, Arved Fuchs has been
fascinated by polar exploration since his early childhood. After
leaving school he trained with the merchant
navy to be properly equipped for later missions. He studied Vessels
Operational Technology as far as the intermediate examination at the
technical college in Flensburg and then became self-employed. He gained
experience of traditional ships by sailing with the , "CLIPPER," "AMPHRIDITE " "ALBATROSS," and "THOR
HEYERDAHL ." Finally, he bought and renovated the old shark cutter ",DAGMAR
AAEN ," in 1988. Thereafter, he could undertake missions with
his own boat. Arved Fuchs has been carrying out expeditions, not only
in the extreme latitudes of the Arctic and the Antarctic, since 1977.
He has written thirteen books about his expeditions. He has become
internationally known due to numerous television documentaries and
photographic reports.
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