Arved Fuchs is actually a man who seeks publicity. But not when it comes to very personal matters. The professional adventurer from Bad Bramstedt in Schleswig-Holstein, who has just turned 50, married his partner Brigitte Ellerbrock (48) on Sylt.
They have been living together for 23 years.
Fuchs explains the long preparation time as follows: "The question of a wedding never arose for us. We were mostly travelling and didn't consider it important. Now we wanted to get down to business."
On 1 May, Fuchs sets off for Alaska with a small crew. After visiting the "Ring of Fire" (a chain of islands on the southern edge of the Bering Sea), they head home through the Northwest Passage. On the couple's return, there will be a big wedding celebration.
