It has been another busy week at the bottom of the world, where things are certainly heating up in the race to set a new speed record to the South Pole. The 2019 Antarctic expedition season proceeded at a rapid pace over the past few days, as nearly everyone achieved important milestones. Several of the … Read more
We are now just days away from the start of the 2019-2020 Antarctic expedition season, with anxious polar explorers, South Pole skiers, and mountaineers putting the last minute touches on planning for their upcoming adventures. The ALE base camp at Union Glacier is set to see its first flight of the year tomorrow, as staff … Read more
Back in February, just as the 2018-2019 Antarctic expedition season was coming to an end, I shared the story of a four-man Spanish team who had spent 52 days out on the ice, covering a remarkable 2538 km (1577 miles). Better yet, they did it without the use of motorized vehicles, instead choosing to use … Read more
I wrote about the Spectre Expedition to Antarctica a few weeks back, just as the squad was preparing to get underway in the Antarctic. At the time, the team of Leo Houlding, Jean Burgun, and Mark Sedon were just finishing up their prep work in Punta Arenas and were getting set to fly out to Union … Read more
Have you ever wondered what gear is required to ski to the North Pole? How does it vary from what you need when you go to the South Pole instead? That’s the subject of an interesting article over at ExWeb, which is examining the equipment needed to ski through the Arctic ahead of the start … Read more
The long 2016 Antarctic season may finally come to an end today, as Swiss explorer Mike Horn is expected to finally regroup with his crew aboard his ship the Pangaea and leave the frozen continent at last. Weather permitting, horn and his crew will sail for the city of Hobart, Tasmania, a voyage that is … Read more
As reported a few days back, Mike Horn has completed his traverse of the Antarctic continent by kite ski, and is now waiting for pick-up by his ship the Pangaea. It has been a very long couple of months out on the ice, but the first leg of his epic Pole 2 Pole expedition is … Read more
It has been an eventful season in the Antarctic, with a number of impressive accomplishments along the way. Way back in November, when things first started to ramp up, the end of the season seemed like a long way off. But now, with just a few more days to go before the team at ALE … Read more
If you’ve read my updates on the progress of the explorers in Antarctica this season, you’ve no doubt seen a few mentions of kite skiers out on the ice. What is kite skiing actually? It is the use of a large kite to catch the wind, and pull you along across the snow and ice. … Read more
With time starting to run short at the bottom of the world, the teams skiing to the South Pole this season – and possibly beyond – are starting to feel the pinch. Most still have plenty of time to reach their final destination, but some are now altering their plans. With just three weeks to … Read more