Annie Aggens

Annie Aggens is a polar expedition leader for Polar Explorers. [Last frontier beckons for well-heeled thrill seekers: Independent (Ireland)http://www.independent.ie/business/last-frontier-beckons-for-wellheeled-thrill-seekers-1056593.html] [Annie Aggens guide bio http://www.polarexplorers.com/OurGuides.htm] She has led treks to the North and South Poles.

In May 2008, she led an international team on a 25-day trek across the Greenland Ice Cap. [Chicago Public Radio Richard Steel interview with Annie Aggens http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=23150] She is also the co-author, with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Townsend] Chris Townsend, of the "Encyclopedia of Outdoor & Wilderness Skills: The Ultimate A-Z Guide for The Adventurous." 2003. Ragged Mountain Press. ISBN 0-07-138406-5.

In 2006, she founded ICECAAP [ICECAAP homepage: http://www.projecticecap.com/] , an international consortium of polar explorers dedicated to preserving the polar environment.

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