Antarctica · 17 November 2022 – 13 January 2023
Solo to the
South Pole
700 miles from Hercules Inlet to the Geographic South Pole — ten degrees of latitude, climbing from the coast to the polar plateau, alone with a sled, through whiteouts, storms and mile after mile of sastrugi.
RouteHercules Inlet → 90°S
Time on the ice57 days, 10 hours, 22 minutes
StyleSolo, hauling a sled
In aid ofCancer Research UK
700MI
Hercules Inlet to the Pole
10°
Of latitude, 80°S to 90°S
30.2KM
Record day · Day 24
−40°C
Wind chill
18H
The final push, Day 58
The route
Ten degrees south, one at a time
Each degree of latitude is roughly 111 km. The journal marks every one as it was crossed, from the steep climbs off Hercules Inlet to the depot at Thiel Corner and the long grind up onto the plateau.
The journal · 58 days
Day by day
Every entry as it was written on the ice. Pick a day on the timeline, jump between chapters, or read straight through with next-day links at the foot of each entry.
Arrival by plane and first night under canvas
Distance travelled 5km/3miles It was strange yesterday being dropped off – a spectacular 30min flight in over the mountains. Could see all the main initial nunataks that will be using to help navigate over the first half a degree. Then the plane…
From the ice
Photo highlights
After · Reflections
Ninety degrees south
17 Jan 2023South Pole 90 Degrees South
17 Jan 202317th January Reflections
2 Feb 2023Illustrated talk 23rd February
“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.”
Ben Weber · 17th January Reflections