Alex Hibbert

• Name — Alex Hibbert • Born — 19 April 1986 • Birthplace — Southsea, Hampshire, England • Education — Canford School • Alma Mater — St Hugh's College, Oxford • Known for — Tiso TransGreenland The Long Haul • Occupation — Athlete (Cross-country skiing, Mountaineering, Rowing, Triathlon, Kayaking), Polar explorer, author, speaker, photographer • Years Active — 2006–present

Hibbert was born in Southsea, England, the second son of Commodore Richard Hibbert CBE RN, an officer in the Royal Navy. The younger of two brothers, Hibbert attended Canford School before reading biological sciences at St Hugh's College, Oxford. Whilst attending University of Oxford, Hibbert was actively involved in the Oxford University Exploration Club, The Oxford Union and college boat clubs. He graduated in 2007. Hibbert trained for 12 months in the Royal Marines young officer batch from September 2008, withdrawing shortly before completion due to injury.

Hibbert announced plans to reach the Geographic North Pole unsupported in the darkness of winter from the last feasible starting point as yet unattained. The first attempt to launch the first phase ended when Hibbert's teammate suffered a hernia and the pair had to walk back to Qaanaaq. In 2013 the project was relaunched with a new team but despite good health, it was again cancelled due to adverse ice conditions in the northern Nares Strait. They remained in the Qaanaaq region of the High Arctic and integrated with the local Inughuit, driving over 1000 mi with large Thule dogs, similar to Greenland dogs. Sponsor websites appear to show that the project was due to relaunch in the winter of 2020/21. An update announced its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Illustration — The launch of The Long Haul, March 2010 Hibbert's first book was an account of his university years and the Tiso TransGreenland expedition, titled The Long Haul, which was published by Tricorn Books in March 2010, and launched in Stanford's travel bookstore in London. It attracted positive reviews from Wanderlust magazine and Sir Ranulph Fiennes. A paperback, Maybe, was announced as due for publishing in late May 2013. The subject matter is a move towards social commentary combined with expedition accounts. Maybe received mostly positive reviews despite some negativity regarding his forceful and direct style of peer review. In 2018, Polar Eskimo was published. The book was part travelogue and part social and political commentary surrounding Greenland's past, present and future, including indigenous rights. It was reviewed as 'one of the most rewarding books on exploration and wilderness' by Sidetracked.

Hibbert competed along with fellow graduates of St Hugh's College, Oxford in the 2013 of Christmas University Challenge. They defeated the University of Stirling but did not reach the final.