Prince Albert II of Monaco arrives on Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, at George Island, off Antartica, for a voyage to the South Pole to raise awareness about global warming. The trip will last through Jan. 22 and will include visits to 26 international bases on Antarctica.
Prince Albert II of Monaco, third left, and his team at the South pole are shown Wednesday Jan. 14, 2009. The trip will last through Jan. 22 and will include visits to 26 international bases on Antarctica to raise awareness about global warming. At left is South African adventurer Mike Horn; the others are unidentified.
This photo shows the Spanish station of Livingston Island in Antarctica, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. It is a stop on a voyage to the South Pole by Monaco's Prince Albert to raise awareness about global warming.
Prince Albert II of Monaco, left, listens to U.S. scientist David G Ainley at Ross Island, Antarctica, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. He is the only head of state to have travelled to both the poles.
Prince Albert II of Monaco is shown near the South Pole on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009.
Prince Albert II of Monaco, right, rides a snowmobile in Antarctica, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, as part of a voyage to the South Pole. In 2006, he visited the North Pole.
Prince Albert II of Monaco watches penguins on Ardley Island, off Antarctica, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, as part of his voyage to the South Pole to see first-hand the effects of global warming and to draw attention to the problem.
Prince Albert II of Monaco undergoes training near the Patriot Hills base camp, Antarctica, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, as part of his voyage to the South Pole.
Prince Albert II of Monaco, left, talks with an unidentified Russian scientist, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, on George Island, off Antartica. His visit to the island was part of a three-week trip to the South Pole.
Prince Albert II of Monaco, left, looks through a microscope in the Russian base of Bellinghausen, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, on George Island, off Antartica, as part of his voyage to the South Pole to raise awareness about global warming.
Prince Albert II of Monaco places the principality flag at the South pole Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009. His trip will last through Jan. 22.
Prince Albert II of Monaco, left, with South African adventurer Mike Horn, heads to the South pole Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009.