Sastrugi
Ski South Pole - Hercules Inlet / © Christopher Michel
Expeditioners reach the Geographic South Pole
Ski South Pole - Hercules Inlet / © Eric Larsen
Expedition team at Hercules Inlet drop-off
Ski South Pole - Hercules Inlet / © Steve Jones
Wind protection with fur ruff, goggles, and face shield
Ski South Pole - Hercules Inlet / © Steve Jones
Ceremonial South Pole and Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
Ski South Pole - Hercules Inlet / © Rory Martin
Team sets off from Hercules Inlet
Ski South Pole - Hercules Inlet / © Steve Jones
Team sets off in near white-out conditions
Ski South Pole - Hercules Inlet / © Steve Jones
Team reaches 'Welcome to the South Pole' sign
Ski South Pole - Hercules Inlet / © Dylan Taylor
Team hauls sleds across an empty white landscape
Ski South Pole - Hercules Inlet / © Bryan and Cherry Alexander
ALE guide melts snow in tent vestibule snow kitchen
Ski South Pole - Hercules Inlet / © Correne Coetzer
Hercules Inlet as seen from Twin Otter
Ski South Pole - Hercules Inlet / © Steve Jones
Expeditioner packs food in ALE's warehouse in Punta Arenas
Ski South Pole - Hercules Inlet / © Carl Alvey
Team takes final steps to the Ceremonial South Pole
Ski South Pole - Hercules Inlet / © David Rootes
Skier sits on his sled for a drink break
Ski South Pole - Hercules Inlet / © Carl Alvey
Skiers look for the easiest path through sastrugi
Ski South Pole - Hercules Inlet / © Rob Smith
Team members reach the Ceremonial South Pole
Ski South Pole - Hercules Inlet / © David Rootes
Team photo reflected in the Ceremonial South Pole
Ski South Pole - Hercules Inlet / © Rob Smith
Ski tracks disappear into the distance across the polar plateau
Ski South Pole - Hercules Inlet / © Rob Smith
ALE staff load expedition sleds into a Twin Otter
Ski South Pole - Hercules Inlet / © Mark Postle
Skier on Hercules Inlet route across the featureless polar plateau
Ski South Pole - Hercules Inlet / © Carl Alvey
Team waves to passing aircraft from their field camp
Ski South Pole - Hercules Inlet / © Russ Hepburn
Guest removes gear from sled after setting up camp
Ski South Pole - Hercules Inlet / © Carl Alvey
Drifting snow accumulates behind tent at expedition field camp
Ski South Pole - Hercules Inlet / © Carl Alvey
