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Interesting idea...
Posted on Nov 20, 2004, 16:39:02 by kimberish
... . This is my second season working on the Ice. If I am EXTREMELY lucky, maybe this season I might get a boondoggle to the South Pole. This past October I got just above the Arctic Circle in Alaska. Friends and I drove the rode up, camped just north of ...
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Interesting idea...
Posted on May 22, 2006, 23:23:16 by Gunny
... gave me opportunity to take these adventures. I guess the easiest pole to get to would have to be the south pole, but be prepared to pay, Antarctic Logistics International, previously known as Adventure Network International(www.antarctic-logistics.com ...
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Interesting idea...
Posted on Sep 25, 2003, 11:32:41 by andrea
I have a friend who toured South America and talked about her proximity to the South Pole from the bottom tip of Chile. You're definitely getting close that far south!
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Interesting idea...
Posted on Sep 26, 2003, 19:25:35 by lucky
Hmmm tough one... I think South America would be definately the easiest way to get the closest to the south pole. Not sure how Greenland is but backpacking there sounds challenging. The LonelyPlanet web site has some sweet pics though.
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There go the Poles!
Posted on Apr 25, 2009, 01:43:18 by wisconsin_fan81
... some cold weather training and traveling soon, and develop the skills to hike the pass all the way to the U.S. Scott-Amundsen South Pole Station. I know it takes a long time to develop the ability to handle temperatures in excess of -120F...and the coldest ...
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Skinny dipping in Antarctica?
Posted on Jul 15, 2008, 11:30:30 by starlagurl
... no they didn't.... The 2005 Antarctic World Record Expedition charted new territory. Not only did the team manage to reach the South Pole unassisted; they did it in a wheeled vehicle and they did it 21 days faster than the previous record time. What ...
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Interesting idea...
Posted on May 7, 2006, 17:50:53 by kris
i wonder why this thread is a bit slow? anyway i found out how you can get to the south pole through it sounds like alot of fun but i think i'll leave it until i have got too much money with that kind of price tag
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World's most hard-to-get-to places
Posted on May 29, 2008, 16:26:15 by starlagurl
... on to the Thiel Mountains to refuel, with a final flight to 89 degrees latitude, where participants begin a 69-mile trek to the South Pole on cross-country skis. Altogether, the trip takes about 18 days." Where is the hardest-to-get-to place you' ...
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One Country in Each Continent
Posted on May 14, 2009, 11:27:11 by stereobread
... : Somewhere along the coast. Most of what would draw me to Antarctica is the coastal wildlife, as cool as it would be to make it to the South Pole I probably wouldn't be able to tear myself away from watching the penguins, whales and leopard seals.
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kiaora all
Posted on Mar 30, 2009, 18:44:10 by kiwi_surfer
... wharf was made from ice and shingle.... . i had about 2 weeks to off to myself then. The 2nd time I airdroped supplies to the south pole using an American c17. Im looking at going to central/south America for 8 weeks at this stage. But not until mid next ...
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kiaora all
Posted on Mar 31, 2009, 16:34:09 by huckabmm
... was made from ice and shingle.... . i had about 2 weeks to off to myself then. The 2nd time I airdroped supplies to the south pole using an American c17. Can't wait to see those pics! Im in East Timor at the moment, helping the country ...
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