Explorer-Billionaire: Eight Poles as Identity

“Even his son Frederik Paulsen has continued working for the Ferrings in his philanthropic activities, which, along with adventurous polar expeditions, are what engage him most today. He has been doing this ever since Frederik Paulsen left the operational work behind in 1998. Paulsen is the only person in the world who has visited the Earth’s eight poles. He has climbed several of the world’s highest mountains, been to the “real” North Pole found at a depth of 4,000 meters below the sea surface, and, together with the pilot, was the first to fly over the Bering Strait between Asia and North America in an ultralight plane. On one occasion, the plane was thrown far off course by a strong gust of wind. It could have ended badly.”

“Adventures and expeditions with significant research content interest and inspire Frederik Paulsen. The expeditions represent a constant learning journey providing insights into the challenges of nature. It is also about pushing oneself, enduring extreme conditions, and surviving challenges that most other business personalities would never think of attempting, even though climbing Mount Everest, running marathons, and completing an Ironman are popular among today’s business elite. To successfully undertake adventures of this kind requires a competitive spirit beyond the ordinary. Frederik Paulsen is driven by challenges and hates to fail, as he has shared. At one point, everything was at stake.”