Journal
Every entry, newest first. For the South Pole expedition day by day, use the timeline on the expedition page.
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Illustrated talk 23rd February
Solo to the South Pole Carrbridge Hotel Thursday 23rd February 7.30-9.00 Illustrated talk by Ben Weber who recently returned to Carrbridge after succeeding in a 58-day, 700 mile solo expedition to the…
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17th January Reflections
The 57 days, 10 hours and 22 minutes it took me to ski the 700 miles from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole were, to sum up in one word, intense. Every…
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South Pole 90 Degrees South
Oh wow! Wow wow wow wow wow The |South Pole . 90 degrees south!!!! I am still pinching myself! I am so exhausted. After starting skiing at 7.40am, I finally arrived at…
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Day 58: The push to the Pole
It started when my alarm woke me up at 4am, though on thinking that I only had three more kilometres to ski than the previous day, and I wouldn’t have to worry…
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Day 57 So close now!
I am so close now. It was hard to sleep last night. Despite it being -30C outside, in the tent it must have been around 20C! It wasn’t possible to stay in…
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Day 56 Perfect conditions but one more challenge awaits!
The conditions now on my part of the plateau are incredible. An absolutely beautiful day. -29C but you’d hardly be able to tell as skiing away, pulling the sled: soon after starting,…
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Day 55 Steady progress!
Hopefully, the difficulties of the last few days are behind me now. Today was… good! Cold again at -29C but I wouldn’t expect anything much warmer than that now up here on…
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Day 54 A special thanks to you all
Thank you to you all, everyone who has sent me wishes, given their support, made jokes, and helped give me strength. Last few days have been tough Seriously. The last few days…
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Day 53 Another painfully slow day
Yeah, am going through a bit of a tough patch at the moment. Am at S88 55, which means I am five nautical miles away from the last degree; 65 nautical miles…
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Day 52 A hard day’s work
Today was pretty tough. The conditions were lovely; around -25C with very little wind, and I thought as I packed up the tent and sled that I’d be able to get a…
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Day 51 Time to recover for the final push
After I sent the last blog post and prepared to get into my sleeping bag and go to sleep last night, I had some pretty bad cramp in my legs. I also…
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Day 50 On to the upper plateau!
Another 26.5km travelled and I have reached my resupply cache! I am pretty much on the upper polar plateau now at just below 2,700m above sea level. The Pole is close to…
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Day 49 Last of the sastrugi..?!
Could it be?! Could it really be..?! Could this be the last of the sastrugi? The conditions this morning were not great. Cloudy, windy, cold. At least the terrain was good for…
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Day 48 A day of two halves and 88S
What a day! As always… tiring! A little bit colder at around -22C but with a stiff southeasterly wind, the windchill was around -34C or so. I always find days like this…