South Pole solo
Working On It
December
16
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 show about a man living in solitude in the wilderness with his main friend being Ben the bear. Grissly Adams had a big bushy beard.
At Uni I met up with a mate called Greigga who loved the outdoors (still does) and use to take off by himself for days on end with mother nature.
I called him Grissly Adams each time he did this.
Then Greigga introduced me to Ridgy, a country boy from Marysville. From Ridgy’s family home we learned to love cross country skiing at Lake Mountain, the snow, the great outdoors, the commaraderie and the hospitality of his family and Marysville friends.
As our kids get older I can’t wait to continue this same Grissly Adams moment.
I am on a big Grissly Adams moment now but the big difference between Grissly and me is that I have not shaved for over a month and if I cut off all my whiskers and put them altogether I come up with about 7 strands of that bushy beard.
Oh well, I will just keep working on it
Song Of the Day: Chris Rea – Working on it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o3IdhYIkEg
This trail seems a bit longer than the one at Lake Mountain.
Mark ‘Georgie’ George
Comments
Hi Mark.. Grissly Adams and your beard!! Im glad your worried about your appearance whilst down there .. You never know who you might bump into along that track.. Keep skiing, keep blogging,Keep at it .. I will shout you to the Barbers on your return.
Hi Mark,
This time last year we went to the North Pole and it was -20 degs which was pretty cold and only 4 hours daylight.What is the temperasture in the South Pole and how many hours of daylight are there? It was really hard to move around in the cold there and sometimes hurt to breathe. Then we went into Santa’s house which was much warmer. .
Nice work Georgie glad u still have time to reminisce. Great memories and glad that lake mountain was a stepping stOne for your grand adventures. Cheers. The ridgys
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