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Alain Hubert (born September 11, 1953) is a Belgian explorer. He is a certified mountain and polar guide,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=International Polar Guides Association - Hubert Alain )〕 a civil engineer, the President of the Board and one of the founders of the International Polar Foundation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Us )〕 Until 2015 he was the expedition leader of the Belgian Antarctic Research Expeditions (BELARE) at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica. He was fired due to financial fraud. In november 2015, he was accused of vandalism. == Biography == Alain Hubert obtained his Civil Engineering diploma from the Université Caholique de Louvain (UCL) in 1974. As an adolescent, he became an avid practitioner of outdoor sports: marathon, canyoning, ski and para-gliding. Professionally, he founded a co-op 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, a world record crossing of the Antarctic continent in autonomy (3924 km in 99 days) with Dixie Dansercoer in 1998 and 5 attempts at the Everest. The Arctic Arc expedition with Dixie Dansercoer in 2007 is 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 (for example snow depth ground data for Cryosat during his Arctic Arc Expedition).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Arctic explorer delivers unique snow-depth data for CryoSat )〕 He is one of the founders of the International Polar Foundation, with André Berger and Hugo Decleir. The International Polar Foundation supports polar scientific research, promotes informed action on climate change, and the development of a sustainable society.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Us )〕 During the 2004-2005 and 2008-2009 BELARE Campaigns, the International Polar Foundation builds the first ever "Zero Emission" Antarctic research station: Princess Elisabeth Antarctica.〔(【引用サイトリンク】format=PDF )〕 The project is initiated by Alain Hubert and is funded by private partners and the Belgian government.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid - Politique scientifique fédérale - Belgian Science Policy Office. )〕 In november 2015 he was accused of vandalism and theft at the Princess Elisabeth base.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alain Hubert」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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