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Alain Hubert

Alain Hubert (born September 11, 1953, in Schaerbeek) is a Belgian explorer.[1]: 209–210  He is a certified mountain and polar guide,[2] a civil engineer, and the founder President of the International Polar Foundation.[3] With the Foundation and its private partners, he built and financed the construction of the scientific research station ‘Princess Elisabeth’. This station is the first ‘Zero Emissions’ station in Antarctica, designed under the spirit of the Madrid protocol system establishing in 1992 the strictest environmental rules to date for a continent through the Antarctic Treaty System.

Biography

Alain Hubert obtained his Civil Engineering diploma from the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) in 1974.[1] As an adolescent, he became an avid practitioner of outdoor sports: mountaineering, marathon, back-country ski and para-gliding.

Professionally, he founded a cooperative specialized in carpentry and joinery (CHERBAI) and established himself in the Belgian Ardennes. Alain Hubert has been going on major polar and mountaineering expeditions. His achievements include being the first Belgian to ever reach the North Pole in 1994 with Didier Goetghebuer,[4] a world record crossing of the Antarctic continent (3924 km in 99 days) with Dixie Dansercoer in 1998[5] and 5 attempts at summitting Mount Everest. The Arctic Arc expedition with Dixie Dansercoer in 2007 was the First ever Siberia-Greenland crossing via the North Pole.

During his expeditions, Alain Hubert witnessed the pace and magnitude of climate change first hand and dedicated himself to that cause. He collaborates with scientists and collects ground data for them during his expeditions both in Antarctica and the Arctic (for example snow depth ground data for Cryosat during his Arctic Arc Expedition).[6] He is the founders of the International Polar Foundation, with the scientists André Berger and Hugo Decleir. The International Polar Foundation supports polar scientific research and promotes informed action on climate change and the development of a sustainable society.[7]

During the 2004-2005 and 2008-2009 BELARE Campaigns, the International Polar Foundation built the first-ever "Zero Emissions" Antarctic Research Station: Princess Elisabeth Antarctica.[8]: 7  The project was initiated by Alain Hubert and funded by private partners and the Belgian government.[9] Since 2009, he is with the International Polar Foundation the Head of Belgian Research Expedition at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Station.

Distinctions and awards

Publications and films

Expeditions

Mountaineering expeditions

Arctic and Antarctic expeditions

References

  1. ^ a b State, P. F., Historical Dictionary of Brussels, 2nd ed. (Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 2015), pp. 209–210.
  2. ^ "International Polar Guides Association - Hubert Alain". polarguides.org. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
  3. ^ "About Us". polarfoundation.org.
  4. ^ Du Brulle, Christian (1 June 1994). "Alain Hubert et Didier Goetghebuer racontent leur conquête du 'Grand Clou'". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  5. ^ Borloo, Jean-Pierre (10 February 1998). "Les deux Belges ont triomphé de l'enfer blanc". Le Soir (in French). p. 13. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Arctic explorer delivers unique snow-depth data for CryoSat". European Space Agency. 2008-05-23.
  7. ^ "About Us". polarfoundation.org.
  8. ^ Mayence, J.-F., & de Lichtervelde, A., "Science and peace: the legal destiny of Antarctica", in de Lichtervelde, Demoitié, Du Brulle, Lepoivre, Mayence, Renard, Vancauwenberghe, Scheers, Starckx, & Verweire, eds., Belgium and Antarctica: Exploration, Science and Environment (Brussels: Belgian Federal Science Policy Office, 2008), p. 7.
  9. ^ International Polar Foundation, "Princess Elisabeth Antarctica First 'Zero Emission' Research Station", spaceref.com, February 16, 2009.
  10. ^ "UCL - Le Professeur Michael Heller, lauréat du Prix Georges Lemaître 2012 !" (in French). Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
  11. ^ "Moniteur Belge - Belgisch Staatsblad". fgov.be (in French).
  12. ^ "European Commission - PRESS RELEASES - Press release - The 23 nominees for the 2005 Descartes Prize for Science Communication". europa.eu.
  13. ^ "Actualités - Soirée de remise des Prix de la Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco". fpa2.com (in French).
  14. ^ Nyka, Jözef (1984). "Asia, Nepal, Ama Dablam, East Ridge" (PDF). The American Alpine Journal. 26 (58): 235. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  15. ^ Hawley, Elizabeth (1993). "Asia, Nepal, Ama Dablam Winter Ascents" (PDF). The American Alpine Journal. 35 (67): 212. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  16. ^ Hawley, Elizabeth (1990). "Asia, Nepal, Cho Oyu, Attempt, Tragedy and Assault" (PDF). The American Alpine Journal. 32 (64): 239. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  17. ^ Hubert, Alain (1991). "Asia, Tibet, Cho Oyu" (PDF). The American Alpine Journal. 33 (65): 292. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  18. ^ Hawley, Elizabeth (1992). "Asia, Tibet, Everest Attempt" (PDF). The American Alpine Journal. 34 (66): 263–264. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  19. ^ Hubert, Alain (2001). "Antarctica, Dronning Maud Land, Holtanna, First Ascent, and Various Other Climbs" (PDF). The American Alpine Journal. 43 (75): 317. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  20. ^ Gildea, Damien (2004). "Antarctica, Ellsworth Mountains, Sentinel Range, Overview" (PDF). The American Alpine Journal. 46 (78): 325. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  21. ^ "Arctic Explorer Alain Hubert - National Geographic Adventure Magazine". nationalgeographic.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.

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