Archive for the ‘South Pole Solo’ Category

Camp:  84° 56’ 824” South   81° 17’ 100” West Distance: 16.3 nautical miles (30.1 km) Time:  9.75 hours Weather:  amazingly still and quite barmey, minus 15 degrees Snow:  like running up sand dunes all day. Gosh. Thank you to everyone who has been keeping up to date with my blog and taking the journey with [...]

Camp:  84° 40’ 473” South   81° 03’ 058” West Distance: 15.3 nautical miles (28.5 km) Time:  9.25 hours Weather:  10 knots in my face until early arvo then dropped off Snow:  frustratingly soft all day, will have to roll with it Here is a little more info about my routine for the day. I usually [...]

South: 84 25.508  West 80 36 .417 Distance: 16.2 nautical miles (30km) Time: 9.5 hours Weather:  clear with a lighter head wind Snow: better than previous days Icicles today and not a cloud in sight.  It is my little girl’s birthday and her mum’s.  Icicles formed as i was thinking of them as I skied [...]

South 84 09.442  West 80 19.005 Distance: 15.1 (28km) Time: 9.5 hours but very character building Snow: softer today and had to tough it out in 20-25knot winds all day As I headed off into a strong head wind, I looked into the snow below me and could see hundreds of glistening diamonds reflecting in [...]

South 83 53.417 West 80 09.174 Distance 16.2 nautical miles (30km) Time: 9.5 hours Weather: sunny then poor visibility Snow: massive sastrugi all morning, which made navigation tricky but it opened up in afternoon.  Tough day but happy with distance. When I was a kid I used to loved to watching Grissly Adams, a TV [...]

Hi everyone, on behalf of Mark, we have had technical hiccups today so only part of the blog came through.  The weather has turned to a whiteout meaning Mark can’t charge his phone when it is flat.  Therefore to allow him access to call in an emergency we disconnected the call.  He is well, worked [...]

Camp:  South 83 72.482 west 79 28.977 Distance: 15.3 nautical miles (28.3km) Time: 9.5 hours Weather: 15knot wind in morning easing to quite still this evening Snow: first 5 hours up and hill then getting better I knew this trip would toss up lots of challenges and this morning has been no different.  I got [...]