I am delighted to let you all know that Guy made it to the South Pole on Sunday, 13 Jan 2019. They had great conditions for the last day of skiing, and everyone is in good spirits. Listen to Guy’s voice blog from the South Pole here.
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10 days to departure
With only 10 days to go until my flight to Punta Arenas in Chile, it’s been a very busy time with the charity campaign, kit preparation, and final training, mostly torturing myself on the evil Ski Erg. I’ve also been following with interest the epic race across Antarctica between Captain Louis Rudd and Colin O’Brady, […]
One month to Antarctica
One month today, weather permitting, I’ll be flying from Punta Arenas, Chile to Union Glacier Camp, Antarctica. It’s my third visit to my favourite continent. In 2004, I travelled by boat across the Drake Passage to climb several unnamed peaks on the Antarctic Peninsula. I returned by plane in 2010 to climb Mount Vinson, the […]