In 2005, Copeland led a media initiative in the Arctic in defense of the
Inuit's loss of culture from climate change for
Global Green USA. In 2006 and 2007, Copeland spent two seasons aboard the scientific research ice breaker
The Ice Lady Patagonia in the
Antarctic Peninsula. In 2008, Copeland and partner Luc Hardy led a group of nine children from international backgrounds to the northernmost edge of the Canadian arctic, on
Ellesmere Island. In 2009, Copeland mounted an expedition to the North Pole to commemorate the centennial of Admiral
Robert Peary’s expedition in 1909. Footage of the expedition was used in the documentary
Into the Cold: A Journey of the Soul, which debuted at the
Tribeca Film Festival in 2010. In 2010, Copeland traversed 2,300 kilometers of
Greenland's ice flats from south to north on a
Kite skiing expedition. His expedition was meant to raise awareness of
global warming. He documented the journey with his camera and posted live updates through Facebook and
Twitter. The expedition lasted 44 days and earned Copeland and partner Eric McNair Landry the new kite skiing distance World Record by covering the longest distance in a 24-hour period: 595 kilometers. Copeland led the Antarctica 2011–2012 Legacy Crossing. Over 82 days between 4 November 2011 and 24 January 2012 Sebastian and partner Eric McNair-Landry were the first to cross the Antarctica icecap from east to west via two of its poles. They used kites and skis, setting three new polar records in the process. Pulling of supplies each, they were the first to reach the
Antarctica Pole of Inaccessibility (POI) from the
Novolazarevskaya station on Antarctica's East coast by non-motorized means and without assistance. They were also the first to link the POI to the South Pole without motorized transportation. On 24 January 2012, they finally reached
Hercules Inlet, effectively linking the eastern and western coast of Antarctica after covering an adjusted distance of about 4,100 kilometers. In August 2016, Copeland and partner Mark George crossed Australia's
Simpson Desert on foot and without support, pulling all water and supplies on two-wheels carts. Their 651 km west-to-east crossing was the longest latitudinal traverse without motorized transportation. In 2017, Copeland and partner Mark George attempted an unsupported mission on foot from Canada to the North Pole. Equipment failure and severe frostbites forced the team to abort mission after two days during a −60 °C cold spell. ==Recent activities==