South Pole solo

Camp:  82° 52’ 949” South   79° 24’ 143” West Distance: 13.8 nautical miles (25.6 km) Time:  9.5 hours Weather:   a bit cold on the fingers today Snow:  ok in parts, some signs it may get better soon   I listened to Bill Bryson’s audio book “A Short History on Nearly Everything” today. I never realised [...]

South 83 39.167 west 79 28.676 Distance:  11.3 nautical miles (including a detour)  - 20.9km Time: 8hours (pulled up early as tired) Weather: windy at first and abated throughout the day Snow: still yuk How Bizzare After walking for 1 & half hours this morning I noticed a speck on the horizon.  Was it a [...]

South 82 27.954 West 79 23.681 Distance:  13.6 nautical miles Time: 9.5 hours Weather: 15-20 knot head winds, minus 40 wind chill and I better get used to it as the forecast is the same over the next 3 days. Snow:  Extremely suprising that I covered the distance today as the first 5 hours were [...]

Camp:  82° 14’ 405” South   79° 27’ 414” West Distance: 13.6 nautical miles (28.18 km) Time:  9.5 hours Weather:   same as yesterday, 10-15 knot winds Snow:  same as yesterday Ink Pink You Stink That was the saying when I was at primary school. So after 14 days do I stink?? Well if you read the [...]

Camp:  82° 00’ 825” South (yeah 8 more degrees to go!!)  79° 34’ 934” West Distance: 13.2 nautical miles (24.4 km) Time:  9.5 hours Weather:   10-15 knot winds Snow:  boggy for first 3 hours in the morning then got a bit better Mmmmmm…… At the moment the guest in my tent is my ski.  Once [...]

Camp:  81° 47’ 630” South 79° 36’ 976” West Distance: 12.7 nautical miles (23.5 km) Time:  9.5 hours Weather:  overcast with sunny breaks, 5 knot winds Snow:  a little better Wax On Wax Off – infamous part in the Karate Kid film.  And so it is with your clothing layers all day as soon as [...]

Camp:  81°34’9” South 79°34’269” West Distance: 11.6 nautical miles (21.5 km) Time:  9.5 hours and worked hard today Weather:  crystal clear, light wind Snow:  better in parts, but still tough, went up two big hills today It’s been 11 days since I have heard every half hour a news bulletin telling me that someone has [...]

Camp:  South 81- 23.640  west 79- 40.398 Distance:  8.7 nautical miles (16.11km) Time:  8.5 hours Weather:   beautiful, great for snow play, horrible for sleds The first three hours I hit a real soft patch and seven Antarctic turtles passed me. Then in my head I got stuck in a book I have read my children so many times [...]