News
This section is featuring the latest news regarding adventure in the polar regions and from the expeditions we are following closely.
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17 January 1912 : Scott and his team reach the South Pole 44 days after Amundsen
Published on 17.01.2012 - General Info
Of course, having reached the SP on 14 December 1911, Norwegian Roald Amundsen had won the race to SP. But the Scott's odyssey has also remained for ever a glorious page of the polar History. Here is a small recap.
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Tough time for the Belgians
Published on 17.01.2012 - Antarctic Ice Expedition
Dixie Dansercoer and Sam Deltour do have a frustrating time these last days. Because the winds are not favorable and they still are so far away from Novo !
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Thirteen expeditioners pushing hard : what is the likelihood they’ll reach HI ?
Published on 17.01.2012 - General Info
F. Aston, A. Gamme, Cas & Jonesy, Copeland & McNair, R. Weber & Archer, Larramendi & team mates : all have to take the last flight out of Antarctica on 27 January. But all are still on the ice, some quite far away from the coast, rushing towards Hercules Inlet.
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Will the Scott Team Make it ?
Published on 17.01.2012 - The Scott Amundsen Centenary Race
The Scott Team of the Scott Amundsen Centenary Race wants to arrive to the SP on the 17 January to celebrate the Scott's anniversary who reached the SP on 17 January 1912. They are 22 miles away from it...
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EWR : The Race is On
Published on 16.01.2012 - South Pole Race 2011/2012 Centenary Race
After all the protagonists got together at the start line located at about 700 kil from the South Pole, the EWR race is now on. Some participants had to give up already. BBC TV presenter Helen Skelton is followed by the EWR logistic. She is not racing with the others but still on the move to try to reach SP (see our coverage).
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Fifty seconds are enough to inform
Published on 15.01.2012 - Cas & Jonesy : Crossing the Ice
Australian Justin Jones and James Castrission are fully exhausted and very very hungry. In order to get to HI on time (26 January), Aussies are obliged to cover more than a marathon each day...
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The tourists have made it…
Published on 15.01.2012 - The South Pole Jubilee Expedition
Guided by famous Norwegian explorer Christian Eide, the group ofi five tourists who had left the bottom of Axel Heiberg glacier on 27 November with eighteen days delay on the schedule arrived at Hercules Inlet on 12 January.
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Frustrating, depressing, boring…
Published on 15.01.2012 - Kaspersky One TransAntarctic Expedition
Felicity Aston is feeling frustrated to be obliged to do always the same things days after days. Her head is almost empty now and skiing for her has almost become like a form of meditation.
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Eleven hours kite/skiing each day
Published on 15.01.2012 - Antarctica 2011- 2012
Swedish Tour Operator Aleksander Gamme seems to be overwrought with his ending of the trek.
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Nilson : being sick of his trek
Published on 15.01.2012 - Climate Neutral Pole 2 Pole
Johan Ernest Nilson and his companion announce that they have another five days to cover to reach South Pole.
