30-year-old Luke Robertson from Edinburgh has completed a solo, unassisted and unsupported expedition to the South Pole, skiing across Antarctica for 39 days, becoming the youngest Brit and first Scot to complete such a journey.
Teen is youngest to reach South Pole
Teenage adventurer Lewis Clarke has become the youngest person to successfully ski trek from the coast of Antarctica to the geographical South Pole, at the age of 16. The record attempt, which Clarke began on December 2 last year, saw the 16-year-old journey more than 700 miles across the Antarctic ice sheet amid temperatures of -50C and wind speeds of …
Parks is fastest ever Brit to South Pole
Welsh adventurer Richard Parks has become the fastest ever Brit to reach the South Pole during an unsupported solo journey. The former international rugby star reached the Pole at 5.24am on January 4 after skiing 715 miles from the geographical coastline of Antarctica. With a total time of 29 days, 19 hours and 24 minutes, Parks managed to set …
Willis Resilience Expedition: Update
Teenage polar explorer Parker Liautaud has entered the final stage of his Willis Resilience Expedition world record attempt – to complete the fastest unsupported walk from the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole. Following his departure from Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf on December 6, 19-year-old Parker has spent more than 13 days battling extreme temperatures while fighting his way …
Prince Harry prepares for Antarctic trek
Following a royal send off from Trafalgar Square last week, Prince Harry and a group of wounded servicemen and women are now on their way to Antarctica, where they will undertake a charity trek to the South Pole while raising funds for wounded troops. On reaching the ice sheet, the Walking with the Wounded team (WWTW), of which Prince Harry …
Willis Resilience Expedition: Antarctica – From Coast to Pole.
Teenage polar explorer and climate change campaigner Parker Liautaud will begin his biggest adventure yet next month, when he sets off on a 397 mile trek from the coast of Antarctica to the geographical South Pole. The 19-year-old will team up with global risk adviser Willis to collect snow samples which will contribute to studies on climate change, before taking …
Norwegians win South Pole Centenary race
Just as they did a hundred years ago, the Norwegians have shown their dominance in polar racing as Norwegian Team FRAMdrift have won the EWR Centenary Race to the South Pole, with a commanding lead over the rest of the field including Welsh and English teams. Norwegians Erlend Gray, 28, Harvard Svidal, 35, and Mathias Seim, 23, were able to …