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Polar Explorer Eric Larsen

Polar Explorer Eric LarsenWenger is proud to announce our latest sponsored athlete, polar explorer, Eric Larsen. In 2009, Eric began the Save the Poles Expedition, a first-ever journey to the South Pole, North Pole and summit of Mt. Everest in a continuous 365-day period. His purpose? To travel to the "front lines" of global warming to document the changes occurring in these last great frozen places.

"This expedition will tell the story of these remote places so we can better understand how our actions affect the poles and ultimately the planet," Larsen says. "We all need to be reminded that we must act now to stop global warming."


The most recent part of the expedition brought Larson to the summit of Mount Everest in October 2010. Hammering winds and brutal weather conditions made carrying a large amount of equipment nearly impossible. But Eric made sure that his EvoGrip 18 Swiss Army Knife was with him at all times: "Wenger Swiss Army Knives played a HUGE role" in the climb. "There wasn't a day that went by that we weren't using them - summit day especially!".

Follow Eric's death-defying expedition to the top of Mount Everest in the captivating blog posts and videos below.

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