El The Team

Members of the Expedition team

Top: David Hempleman-Adams – Miguel Gutierrez Garitano – Rafa Gutierrez Garitano – Mike Stewart

Donw: Nicolai Litau – Laura Hernández Pérez – María Valencia – Manu Mallo

t’s a paradox: we fight the ice every day to keep it from plodding. But today we have reclaimed this ice island as a protest against climate change. In the Arctic there is the struggle for the future. Mars Gaming Expedition. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

Miguel Gutierrez – Maria Valencia – Nicolai Litau – Javier Zardoya – Manu Mallo – Aitor Basarrate – Rafa Gutierrez and ahead is Captain Mike Stewart. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

The Mars Gaming Team Northabout Expedition with the Mars Gaming Flag on Ellesmere Island

María Valencia, Aitor Basarrate, Javier Zardoya, Miguel Gutierrez, Manu Mallo and Kneeling Rafa Gutierrez. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

At the airport, María Valencia, Javier Zardoya, Miguel Gutierrez and Manu Mallo. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

Loiu Airport. Miguel Gutierrez and María Valencia. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

First preparations. Aitor Basarrate, María Valencia, Javier Zardoya, Mike Stweart, Manu Mallo and Miguel Gutierrez. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

Setting up Northabout. Aitor Basarrate and Javier Zardoya. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

Aitor Basarrate in front of Iceberg. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

Placing the canvas of our sponsor Mars Gaming. Aitor Basarrate and Manu Mallo. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

Manu Mallo and Miguel Gutierrez. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

Mike Stewart and “Dangerous” Dave who accompanied Mike to Greenland. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

Javier Zardoya with cod. Photo by Javier Zardoya

Part of the team at the helm of the Northabout. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

Miguel Gutierrez at the Northabout. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

Team: Rafa Gutierrez – Aitor Basarrate – María Valencia – Nicolai Litau – Javier Zardoya – Manu Mallo and ahead – Mike Stewart. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

María Valencia and Miguel Gutierrez. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

The captain of the Northabout, Mike Stewart. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

Miguel Gutierrez. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

Rafa Gutierrez, with the camera in the hand. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

Miguel Gutierrez ascending Cape Alexander with the Northabout to the bottom. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

Rafa Gutierrez. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

Aitor Basarrate captaining the Northabout aided by Manu Mallo with telescopes and Nicolai Litau with the satellite telephone while they draw icebergs in their advance towards the cable Alexander. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

View of the equipment. Miguel Gutierrez, Manu Mallo, Aitor Basarrate at the helm and behind, dressing in red Nicolai Litau and Mike Stewart. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

Miguel and Aitor Basarrate at the landmark located at the highest point of Cape Alexander. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

María Valencia at the helm of the Northabout. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

Miguel Gutierrez at the helm of the Northabout. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

Visit of an Inuit family at the Northabout. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

Javier Zardoya, Bebiane Ulloriaq, Pullaq Ulloriaq, María Valencia, Rafael Gutiérrez, Manuel Mallo, Aitor Basarrate y Miguel Gutiérrez. Foto de Javier Zardoya

María Valencia wearing winter inuit clothes. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

María Valencia wearing winter inuit clothes. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

María Valencia wearing winter inuit clothes. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

Miguel Gutierrez on the journey through the island of Ellesmere. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

Crossing the Isle of Ellesmere towards the conquest of the Nameless Peak. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

Miguel Gutierrez conquering the Nameless Top on the island of Ellesmere with the flag of the Geographic Society The Explorer of which he is a founding member. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

Miguel Gutierrez and Javier Zardoya after the conquest of the Nameless Peak on the island of Ellesmere with the flag of the Geographic Society La Exploradora of which Miguel is a founding member and flag of the sponsor of the expedition, Mars Gaming. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

Miguel Gutierrez Garitano, director of the Mars Gaming Expedition, and Javier Zardoya, after treading the virgin summit of Nameless Peak. Photo by Javier Zardoya

Part of the team of the Mars Gaming Northabout Expedition guarding the icebergs of the icy sea. Photo by Rafa Gutierrez

Nicolai Litau, ice captain and Manu Mallo. Photo by Javier Zardoya.

Aitor Basarrate and Nicoli Litau. Photo by Javier Zardoya. Foto de Javier Zardoya.

Captains Mike Stewart and Nicolay Litau, inside the Northabout. Photo by Javier Zardoya