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4 January 2008 |
Due to depart from Punta Arenas, Chile, but flight out on Illusyon plane |
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delayed due to windy weather at Patriot Hills, Antarctica |
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6 January 2008 |
Flight finally departs late evening for Patriot Hills |
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7 January 2008 |
Twin Otter flight on to 88 degrees south (with refuel at Thiel Mountans) |
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to ski the last two degrees |
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12 January 2008 |
Group split, with some progressing at a faster speed to continue skiing the |
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last two degrees, whilst the rest of us suffering from altitude sickness and |
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frost bite injuries take a slower pace. (The altitude at the South Pole is |
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2800m, but it feels considerably higher due to low air pressure at the Poles.) |
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13 January 2008 |
Ice runway 'constructed' to enable evacuation of one of the group with more |
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severe frost damage to his fingers |
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18 January 2008 |
Reach 89 degrees south. Build an igloo ... and then sleep in it! |
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20 January 2008 |
Second ice runway 'constructed' to enable the Twin Otter plane to land again |
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and bring us closer to the Pole (largely due to lack of time to ski the whole |
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remaining distance). Ski the last 10kms to arrive at the bottom of the world! |
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23 January 2008 |
Due to depart from Patriot Hills but delayed due to bad weather |
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25 January 2008 |
Finally return to Punta Arenas, Chile |