Sebastian Named One of the World’s 25 Most Adventurous Men

April 29, 2017 4:47am

MEN’S JOURNAL’S WORLD’S MOST ADVENTUROUS MEN LIST!

In its April 2017 issue, Men’s Journal named Sebastian one of the World’s 25 Most Adventurous Men of the last 25 years. It is an incredible honor considering some of the other names on that list. On a personal note, however, Sebastian says: “I am humbled by this inclusion. I feels strongly that there are names whose omission is notable, and should have been included even ahead of my own. In Polar exploration, for instance, it is hard to think of someone more deserving than Børge Ousland, one of my personal heroes. Still, it is nice to be included and always appreciated when the trips, successful or not, get the nod. So thanks a bunch, Men’s Journal, this pushes me to do better!”

World’s 25 Most Addventurous Men of the Last 25 Years

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Sebastian Podcast from WNYC Interview with Leonard Lopate

April 24, 2016 7:07am
A Sled dog may not be the best protection against bear, but they provide early warning!

A Sled dog may not be the best protection against bear, but they provide early warning!

Sebastian was interviewed by Leonard Lopate for WNYC radio in New York on April 22, 2016. They discussed Sebastian’s new book Arctica: The Vanishing North and the role the ice plays on the balance of the planet. You can find the podcast of the interview here.

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Los Angeles Book Launch Event for Arctica: The Vanishing North

October 31, 2015 8:19pm

Book Launch Event in Los Angeles to Celebrate the Release of Sebastian’s New Book

October 29, 2015 — Los Angeles, California

The Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills was host to the Los Angeles launch of Sebastian’s new book Arctica: The Vanishing North. With a mix of environmental personality and celebrities, Sebastian spoke on the changing Arctic captured and in support of Global Green USA.  Los Angeles über environmentalist and actor Ed Begley Jr., Billy Zane, Orlando Bloom, Peter Mensah, Veronica Ferres, Thomas Kretchsmann and LA’s Chief Sustainability Officer Matt Petersen were some of the many who showed up in support of the book’s launch.

Here Sebastian talks about perceptions on climate, his cousin Orlando and the new book.

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Billy Zane speaks eloquently about climate change perceptions and gives a nod:

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Peter Mensah shares nice words and why he cares:

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Arctica: The Vanishing North is released in Europe!

September 1, 2015 11:55am
Arctica: The Vanishing North by Sebastian Copeland

Arctica: The Vanishing North by Sebastian Copeland

Sebastian’s new book–Arctica: The Vanishing North  is commercially available in Europe today. The book will be available in the US September 15th, with pre-orders available on Amazon or here

Representing ten years of travel in the Arctic spanning Greenland, Alaska, Northern Canada and Norway, not to speak of the Arctic sea ice on the way to the North Pole, Arctica: The Vanishing North is a visual testament of the far north. Contributors include Sir Richard Branson, who penned the foreword, Mayor Eric Garcetti, Dr. Andrew Weaver, Dr. Ted Scambos both IPCC lead writers, Sheila Watt Cloutier (Inuit Advocate) and Børge Ousland (Norwegian explorer).

Coming at a whopping 7.9 pounds, this volume was made carbon neutral by Climate Partners. Says Sebastian: “I am very proud of this book. It is my most accomplished work. It is a visual tour of a part of the world that hardly anyone has ever witnessed”.

The book is released globally by the TeNeues Publishing, and will be available in international markets from Fall 2015.

You can see a preview here

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Across The Ice at the Vancouver Int’l Mountain Film Festival!

January 29, 2015 3:56pm

Sebastian’s documentary chronicling his and Eric McNair-Landry’s record setting crossing of Greenland will play at the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival on February 14th, 2015. This will be the first official screening of the film which was co-produced by Red Bull Media House.  Across The Ice–The Greenland Victory March (2015) will be released later this year on DVD.

The expedition, covering 2300 km of the Greenland’s south to north axis on skis and kites, lasted 42 days. The team faced a ferocious storm which had them pinned down in their tents for seven consecutive days and nights! On June 5, 2010, the team completed a 24 hour run which netted them a new Guinness Book World Record for the longest distance traveled in 24 hours, with 595km. The riveting blog from the expedition can be read on this very site, here!

You can view a trailer of the film by visiting the festival’s webpage here.Across The Ice (temp)

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Sebastian featured in this month’s C Magazine

December 5, 2014 7:33pm

Sebastian’s film Across The Ice–The Greenland Victory March (2015) has a nice feature in this month’s California Magazine.

The film chronicles Sebastian and Eric’s record setting crossing of Greenland on skis and kites.

Check it out: http://magazinec.com/culture/breaking-the-ice

Sebastian and Eric after confirmation that they now hold the world record for longest distance kite skied over 24 hours on Greenland.

Sebastian and Eric after confirmation that they now hold the world record for longest distance kite skied over 24 hours on Greenland.

 

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“Into The Cold” Named Top 25 Documentaries List for 2013

July 25, 2014 10:46am

Video Librarian Lists Into The Cold one of 2013’s Top Documentaries.

Sebastian Copeland’s North Pole documentary made the coveted Video Librarian’s Top 25 Documentaries List for 2013 alongside Searching For Sugarman and We Steal Secrets: The Story Of Wikileaks. 

Into The Cold–A Journey Of The Soul (2011) retraces two men’s journey on foot to the North Pole to commemorate Admiral’s Peary’s centennial reach in 1909. Directed by Sebastian Copeland, the film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and is now playing on Netfilx in the US, and is available with a special limited edition DVD on this website.

Order it now and get a blanket!

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Sebastian Copeland & SEDNA Foundation win prestigious 2014 Green Good Design Award

June 20, 2014 1:43am

Sebastian and SEDNA Foundation win the prestigious 2014 Good Design Award

GOOD DESIGN™ was founded in Chicago in 1950 by Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames, and Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. to promote and foster a greater public understanding and acceptance for Modern Design.

The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design selected Sebastian and the SEDNA Foundation among hundreds of submissions from around the world.

The Green Good Design identifies and emphasizes the world’s most important firms and leaders forwarding a new emphasis on ecology, sustainable design and the environment worldwide.

Recent previous recipients include: the Kingdom of Sweden, the City of Madrid, Architecture for Humanity, and numerous international manufacturers from BMW to Mercedes-Benz.

We are proud to receive this award .

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“Unstoppable”: Dramatic New Research from NASA on Ocean Rise from West Antarctica

May 13, 2014 12:30am

New findings: West Antarctic Ice Sheet is inherently vulnerable to change and creates “unstoppable” ocean rise.

This report on NASA’s new study, led by glaciologist Eric Rignot at NASA’s JPL and the  of UC Irvine, points to dramatic and “unstoppable” melting and contribution of the West Antarctica ice sheet to ocean levels. The gist is that the grounding line–the point at which ice and ocean meet below the waterline–is receding as it erodes the ice below the surface with warm water, essentially transforming glacial ice mass into ice shelves.

This finding, which represents decades of research from NASA, points to ice valleys around the Pine island glacier in West Antarctica among six others in the Amundsen Sea region which are below sea level for hundreds of kilometers inland. This sets a positive feedback of receding grounding line for that entire regions for six similar glaciers. With no hill below the ice to slow or stop the water from eroding the ice, there is no way of effectively stop the melting of the Antarctica ice over the next couple of centuries, which alone will contribute to four feet of global ocean rise.

To further this dramatic finding, the positive loop on other regions of the world such as the East Antarctic ice or the Greenland ice sheet will affect the configuration of other ice shelves further increasing ocean rise over the coming century.

The full recorded report including media questions can be heard here.

A digest of those findings can be read here.

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“Unstoppable” ice melt from West Antarctica leads to unavoidable and dramatic rise of ocean levels.

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Into The Cold at The Annenberg Space for Photography

May 13, 2014 12:05am

SEBASTIAN RETURNS TO THE ANNENBERG SPACE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY FOR INTO THE COLD

On May 8th, The Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles screened Sebastian’s North Pole epic documentary about his 2009 mission. The screening, a part of the Annenberg’s Iris Nights,  played to a sold out audience at the Skylight studio. The screening was followed by a Q&A and was reported in this article posted by Liz Kelly for Examiner.com. This was Sebastian’s second presentation at the Annenberg this year. In February, a full presentation of his photographic and advocacy work in the polar regions was attended also by a sold out audience, and can be viewed here.

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Sebastian’s Q&A at the Annenberg Space for Photography on May 8, 2014

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