THE SOUTH POLE - CONQUERING THE FINAL
DEGREE TIMELINE:
Day 1
Punta Arenas, Chile
Arrive in Punta Arenas, where you meet your guide for an
expedition briefing.
Day 2
Punta Arenas
Check your equipment and relax before your expedition.
Days 3 - 4
Patriot Hills, Antarctica
Fly by cargo plane to Patriot Hills, landing on an airfield
of sheer blue ice. Set up camp, review techniques for skiing,
towing sleds and navigating by GPS. You spend the next day
learning to negotiate the Antarctic landscape and adjusting to
the demanding polar climate.
Day 5
Patriot Hills / Thiel Mountains / 89° South
Fly via ski-equipped plane to the Thiel Mountains for
re-fuelling, then continue to 89° latitude, where your 69-mile
trek to the South Pole begins.
Days 6 - 15
The Final Degree
Set out for the South Pole, beginning near the point where
the explorer Shackleton turned back. Your route and timetable
are determined by your guide, who evaluates the topography, the
changing weather and the endurance of your team itself setting
the pace. Sixty nine miles of snow, wind and ice separate you
from the South Pole; crossing them is the physical challenge of
a lifetime, a supreme test of your strength and perseverance.
Day 16
The South Pole
Today the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station appears on the
horizon, a sign that you have come within hours of achieving
your goal. After a final day's effort you arrive at the South
Pole, joining an elite group of only a few hundred individuals
ever to reach this point.
Days 17 - 18
Patriot Hills / Punta Arenas
Your expedition concluded, return via ski plane to base camp
at Patriot Hills for a team celebration. Depart for Chile the
next day.
"The vast
white expanse surrounding us was unbroken by any hint of
civilization. As I looked back, I realized that the only trace
of man was the tracks behind us.
"EXPEDITION GUIDE
 |
Geoff Somers
Geoff Somers has completed several "firsts," including
the then-longest unsupported Arctic journey of 1,400
miles and the first and only crossing of the entire
Antarctic continent by its greatest axis, a seven-month,
4,000-mile journey. During both these epic adventures,
Geoff oversaw logistics. |
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