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Travel to the South Pole

Posted  10/9/23 in General Interest, Ski Last Degree, Ski South Pole – Hercules Inlet, Ski South Pole – Messner Start, South Pole Flights, South Pole Overnight, Trips

The bottom of the world, the globe’s most southern point… since the discovery of the Earth’s axis the South Pole has held a fascination for explorers and adventurers from all corners of the world. How does one get to the South Pole? Is it possible to travel there? Once you do make it, what is [...]

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2019 Expedition Updates. Who Reached the Pole

Posted  01/13/20 in Expeditions, Ski Last Degree, Ski South Pole – Axel Heiberg, Ski South Pole – Hercules Inlet, Trip Report, Trips, Updates From The Field

It’s another day in Antarctica: wide landscapes, extreme temperatures and ever changing weather on the home front. Nearing the end of the 2019 Antarctic season, we take a look back at the accomplishments of solo expeditions, world record seekers, and inspired group travelers who crossed the white desert by human powered determination, all culminating at [...]

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Roger Easton & the Advent of GPS

Posted  08/12/19 in Expeditions, General Interest, Ski Last Degree, Ski South Pole – Axel Heiberg, Ski South Pole – Hercules Inlet

These days it’s hard to imagine navigating around Antarctica – or indeed anywhere in the world – without Global Positioning System (GPS), but it wasn’t that long ago that Antarctic expeditions relied on the sun to navigate. The passing of Roger Easton (April 30, 1921 – May 8, 2014), the developer of GPS, got us [...]

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