A news conference on the first dog sled expedition across Yakutia organized by Dmitry Shparo, second right, prominent traveller and founder of the Adventure club. The exhibition will take place between March 1 and April 4, 2003. Expedition members: Karelian traveller and polar guide Viktor Simonov, left, and German professor Gerhard Hampel, center.27.02.2003#6470562
A news conference on the first dog sled expedition across Yakutia organized by Dmitry Shparo, prominent traveller and founder of the Adventure club. The exhibition will take place between March 1 and April 4, 2003. Expedition members: Karelian traveller and polar guide Viktor Simonov, right, and German professor Gerhard Hampel.27.02.2003#6470560
A 12,000 km long super marathon in wheelchairs Vladivostok - Moscow - St. Petersburg. Organizer of the marathon Dmitry Shparo, a traveler and head of the first skiing expedition to reach the North Pole in 1979, president of the Adventure Club.22.08.1992#6741032
From left: Professor and anthropologist Viktor Zvyagin and Dmitry Shparo, Director of the Adventure Club, study the remains of Russian seafarer Vitus Jonassen Bering at the Research and Development Institute of Forensic Medicine, affiliated with the Russian Ministry of Healthcare.01.02.1992#8734102
Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Left: Paul Shurke, the American head of the expedition, received a gift from Alaskians: a model of an Eskimo boat. Center: Dmitry Shparo.03.05.1989#6565249
Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Right: an expedition member, US Eskimo woman (Alaska) Darline Alangoluk.25.04.1989#6565258
Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Crossing the Bering strait on kayak (traditional fishing and trasportation boat of coastal Chukchas, Aleuts, Koryaks and Eskimos made of seal skins).25.04.1989#6565256
Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Checkpoint at the Soviet border.25.04.1989#6565253
Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Ratmanov Island in the Bering Strait (Big Diomede), the easternmost point of Russia.25.04.1989#6565250
The joint Soviet-American Bering Bridge expedition, headed by Dmitry Shparo (USSR) and Paul Schurke (USA). March-April 1989. The island of Little Diomede. Participant in the expedition, doctor from an Eskimo village of Lavrentiya Zinaida Ivanova, left, meets with her relatives living in Alaska, United States.01.04.1989#5550521
The joint Soviet-American Bering Bridge expedition, headed by Dmitry Shparo (USSR) and Paul Schurke (USA). March-April 1989. The expedition participants crossed the state border of the USSR and the Bering Strait, and then continued on to the US island of Little Diomede.01.04.1989#5550113
The joint Soviet-American Bering Bridge expedition, headed by Dmitry Shparo (USSR) and Paul Schurke (USA). March-April 1989. The island of Little Diomede. Ginna Brelsford, a participant in the expedition.01.04.1989#5549780
The joint Soviet-American Bering Bridge expedition, headed by Dmitry Shparo (USSR) and Paul Schurke (USA). March-April 1989. The island of Little Diomede. Participant in the expedition, doctor from an Eskimo village of Lavrentiya, Zinaida Ivanova, left, meets with her relatives living in Alaska, United States.30.03.1989#5542762
The joint Soviet-American Bering Bridge expedition, headed by Dmitry Shparo (USSR) and Paul Schurke (USA). March-April 1989. The expedition participants crossed the state border of the USSR, crossed the Bering Strait and then continued on to the US island of Little Diomede.30.03.1989#5550528
The joint Soviet-American Bering Bridge expedition, headed by Dmitry Shparo (USSR) and Paul Schurke (USA). March-April 1989. US explorer Paul Schurke, left, gives an interview.30.03.1989#5550526
The joint Soviet-American Bering Bridge expedition, headed by Dmitry Shparo (USSR) and Paul Schurke (USA). March-April 1989. Helicopters are seen heading to the US island of Little Diomede.30.03.1989#5550108
The joint Soviet-American Bering Bridge expedition, headed by Dmitry Shparo (USSR) and Paul Schurke (USA). March-April 1989. A participant in the expedition.30.03.1989#5549779
Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Sledge dogs are seen resting during a break.30.03.1989#6565246
Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Expedition members Zoya Ivanova, left, and Alaskan Eskimo woman Darline Alangoluk.30.03.1989#6565245
Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Snow-covered reaches of Chukotka.30.03.1989#6565244
Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Journalists, television and film crews are seen interviewing expedition members in a village along the way.30.03.1989#6565242
Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989.30.03.1989#6565240
Student of the Alyaska University, Darvin Apangoluk, member of the first Soviet-American expedition "Bering Bridge" and residents of the Magadan region. Members of the expedition "Bering Bridge" travel from Anadyr to Alyaska across the Bering Strait on skis and in dogsleds.30.03.1989#777058
The head of the first Soviet-American expedition, "The Bering bridge", Dmitry Shparo (right) at the school of Chukchi village Konergino, the Magadan region. The members of "The Bering bridge" expedition travel from Anadyr to Alaska across the Bering Strait on skis and in dogsleds.30.03.1989#778836
The joint Soviet-American Bering Bridge expedition, headed by Dmitry Shparo (USSR) and Paul Schurke (USA). March-April 1989. Residents of the Chukchi village of Uelen greet participants in the expedition.25.03.1989#5550525
The joint Soviet-American Bering Bridge expedition, headed by Dmitry Shparo (USSR) and Paul Schurke (USA). March-April 1989. The expedition participants and pupils of the school of the village of Uelen pose for a commemorative photo.25.03.1989#5550523
The joint Soviet-American Bering Bridge expedition, headed by Dmitry Shparo (USSR) and Paul Schurke (USA). March-April 1989. The expedition participants during the Chukotka-Alaska crossing.20.03.1989#5550107
The joint Soviet-American Bering Bridge expedition, headed by Dmitry Shparo (USSR) and Paul Schurke (USA). March-April 1989. Journalists accompany participants in the expedition on an all-terrain vehicle.10.03.1989#5550522
The joint Soviet-American Bering Bridge expedition, headed by Dmitry Shparo (USSR) and Paul Schurke (USA). March-April 1989. The expedition participants arrive at the village of Sireniki.10.03.1989#5550115
The joint Soviet-American Bering Bridge expedition, headed by Dmitry Shparo (USSR) and Paul Schurke (USA). March-April 1989. US explorer Paul Schurke.10.03.1989#5550111
The joint Soviet-American Bering Bridge expedition, headed by Dmitry Shparo (USSR) and Paul Schurke (USA). March-April 1989. A participant in the expedition at the school of the village of Sireniki.10.03.1989#5550110
Artist and singer Sergei Tkachenko took part in a Soviet-American expedition called Bering Bridge and headed by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke.06.03.1989#8163006
From left: Soviet traveler, polar explorer Dmitry Shparo and American traveler and journalist Paul Schurke at a meeting of representatives and organizers of the Bering Bridge Arctic Soviet-American expedition in Moscow.01.11.1988#8317991
Third left: Soviet traveler, polar explorer Dmitry Shparo and American traveler and journalist Paul Schurke, fifth left, at a meeting of representatives and organizers of the Bering Bridge Arctic Soviet-American expedition in Moscow.01.11.1988#8317990
The international transpolar skiing expedition USSR-North Pole-Canada (March 3-June 1, 1988) headed by Dmitry Shparo. Dmitry Shparo, right, at a meeting at the Embassy of the USSR, Canada.03.06.1988#5735151
The USSR - North Pole - Canada international ski expedition led by Soviet traveler Dmitry Shparo. March 3, 1988 - June 1, 1988. Expedition member Richard Weber.18.04.1988#5836310
The USSR - North Pole - Canada international ski expedition led by Soviet traveler Dmitry Shparo. March 3, 1988 - June 1, 1988. Expedition members climb ice drifts in the Arctic.03.04.1988#5836309
The international transpolar skiing expedition USSR-North Pole-Canada (March 3-June 1, 1988) headed by Dmitry Shparo. Canadian priest Laurie Dexter during the expedition.03.03.1988#5735153
The international transpolar skiing expedition USSR-North Pole-Canada (March 3-June 1, 1988) headed by Dmitry Shparo. The crew during training.03.03.1988#5735152
The international transpolar skiing expedition USSR-North Pole-Canada (March 3-June 1, 1988) headed by Dmitry Shparo. Crew members - Canadian Richard Weber and V. Kondratkov, right, determine the coordinates of their location.03.03.1988#5735144
Soviet-Canadian transpolar skiing expedition across the Arctic Ocean on the USSR-North Pole-Canada route. Expedition head Dmitry Shparo.01.03.1988#5828673
The Soviet–Canadian Polar Bridge Expedition across the Arctic Ocean from the USSR to Canada via the North Pole headed by Dmitry Shparo. The expedition's doctor Mikhail Malakhov.01.03.1988#5828313
The Soviet–Canadian Polar Bridge Expedition across the Arctic Ocean from the USSR to Canada via the North Pole headed by Dmitry Shparo. Richard Weber, a Canadian member of the expedition.01.03.1988#5828312
The Soviet–Canadian Polar Bridge Expedition across the Arctic Ocean from the USSR to Canada via the North Pole headed by Dmitry Shparo. Preparations for a night stay.01.03.1988#5828311
Members of a high-latitude science and sports expedition, organized by the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper. On May 31, 1979, seven people headed by Dmitry Shparo reached the North Pole on skis for the first time in history. Their expedition lasted 78 days. Photo: Arctic spring conceals many dangers when sea-ice formations start melting.11.05.1979#8234737
Doctor Vadim Davydov, a member of the high-latitude scientific and sport expedition, organized by the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper. On May 31, 1979, seven people, headed by Dmitry Shparo, reached the North Pole on skis for the first time in history, thus completing their 76-day expedition.01.04.1979#8228131
Members of the 1973 Komsomolskaya Pravda polar expedition to the Taymyr Peninsula where they found a ration depot of the first Russian polar expedition by the Academy of Sciences on Zarya Peninsula in 1900 by scientist and traveler Eduard Toll. Fireworks in honor of the North heroes at the Toll Mark.13.05.1974#5609132
