They were followed behind by a vehicle which filmed the entire journey using long-distance cameras, but offered them no support other than radio contact."
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Skiing the Pole
"Parker Liautaud, a 19-year-old geology student, has become the youngest man to
ski to the South Pole after completing the journey in 18 days. Along with his expedition partner Doug Stoup they set a new world record for
the fastest journey from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole
The pair skied for 349 miles (561) from the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica on
December 3 and arrived at 13.43 on Christmas Eve in 18 days, four hours and
43 minutes. During the journey they pulled sleds weighing in excess of 80kg across the
Transantarctic mountain range in temperatures as low as minus 50 degrees
Celsius. The duo travelled for up to 12 hours a day, averaging 17 miles
(28km) per day.
They were followed behind by a vehicle which filmed the entire journey using long-distance cameras, but offered them no support other than radio contact."
They were followed behind by a vehicle which filmed the entire journey using long-distance cameras, but offered them no support other than radio contact."
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