'Eric Philips is a pioneering spirit in Australian professional adventuring. He is the only person to have completed ground-breaking expeditions on the world's four largest icecaps - Antarctica, Greenland, the South Patagonian Icecap and Canada's Ellesmere Island - and is one of only two Australians to ski to both the North and South Poles. Following his harrowing 1000km expedition across the Arctic Ocean from Siberia to the North Pole, Eric was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for achievements in polar exploration.
'Eric's expeditions have produced four documentary films, including the Emmy Award-winning Greenland film, Chasing the Midnight Sun, screening in over 100 countries worldwide on major networks such as National Geographic, ABC and Discovery Channel. He has worked on numerous film and television productions and as a host for the major American adventure series, Global Extremes:Mt Everest.
'Eric is also an acclaimed musician, photographer and writer. Before turning to professional adventuring Eric worked as an educator. He was the Director of Outdoor Education at Geelong Grammar School's prestigious Timbertop campus for five years, worked as a tertiary lecturer in outdoor leadership and was employed as a Field Training Officer at Mawson Station in Antarctica. He now operates his own successful adventure travel business, Icetrek Expeditions.'
Source: Icetrek website, http://www.icetrek.com/uploads/media/Biography_04.pdf
Sighted: 05/07/2006
