'Mountains and Rooftops' Arctic Sanctuary Action on Mount Ruapehu

Greenpeace volunteer and snowboarder Kurt Leen airs his message to 'Save the Arctic' on the slopes of Mt Ruapehu (2797m) which is New Zealand's largest active volcano. He was part of small team to hike to the summit which overlooks the crater lake. As international polling reveals that 74 percent of people worldwide support the creation of a protected sanctuary in the international waters surrounding the North Pole; climbers and mountaineers are ascending iconic mountain peaks and buildings all over the world, to demand that governments respond to the global outcry to make the creation of a protected Arctic Sanctuary a top priority. The study, commissioned by Greenpeace and carried out by Canadian company, RIWI was conducted across 30 countries on six continents. It demonstrates overwhelming public support for a formally protected area in the High Arctic for mammals and other marine life. In addition, 71 percent of those polled say they support the entire Arctic Ocean to be free of oil drilling and other types of heavy industry.