solosouthpole
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Day 42 Nothing like a good ol’ whiteout to slow things down…
I hate whiteouts! After what must have been almost two and a half weeks of gorgeous conditions, I think I was starting to forget how much I hate whiteouts. I guess after…
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Day 41 Continued good progress
32.35km day – a record distance Not much to really say about today except that it was great! Good solid progress – I know I have done one other day with around…
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Day 40 A Christmas cracker!
Thanks for your messages It was lovely receiving all your Christmas messages – thank you again for your support. As I say, I am alone here but I definitely don’t feel alone…
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Day 35 A rest day! Time to recharge the batteries
A day to recharge Yeah, I have been thinking about it for a while now and I think my body has needed it, but I decided to take a day to rest…
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Day 33 If only all days could be like this!
Not the furthest distance covered, with just 27.5km travelled today, but it was a good day. Spindrift Snow I was late out if my sleeping bag again. The winds over “night” has…
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Day 32 Never an easy day, -30c windchill and visualising the journey
Well some days have been less hard than others! But today wasn’t one of them. I just found it tough. -30c Windchill It was a little colder today (still not as cold…
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Day 31 An unexpectedly decent day after hit the snooze button
Hit the Snooze button I did not want to get out of my sleeping bag today. I really didn’t. The pain in my neck and left shoulder wasn’t great and I just…
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Day 24 Breaking barriers! Another record distance 30.2km
Great day! So so very happy!!! Really incredibly delighted! With the context of the neck pain issues, and how I was starting to lose confidence in being able to do this; starting…
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Day 23 A full day, 27.5km and home cooking
I was glad I camped where I did last night! As I left off this morning it took another hour of skiing for the sastrugi to start calming down and reducing to…
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Day 20 A day of two halves
At moments like this, it really is important to focus on the positives. Am half sitting, half lying in the tent, still breathing a bit heavily… it was ultimately a good day,…
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Day 19 Deafening wind, 20km day and music debate
Strange beginnings, deafening roar 20km and the Killers as music debate of the day and live opening of Advent Calendar on audio diary! Another day and another 20km done! It was a…
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Day 15 Onwards, southwards and a 20km day!
Putting the pain aside, today was pretty decent. Windy: strong south westerlies so pretty much going into my face. After the first hour of blanket cloud cover it became perfectly clear. The…
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Day 14 Another whiteout and Cottage Pie for diner
18km It started off okay, with stiff winds and a bit cloudy. However within an hour, the Antarctic clouds descended and it was just skiing through a whiteout from then on. Tough…
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Day 13 81 degrees South and a record 20km day.
A hard but rewarding day. This is really a nice landmark to reach! I started off at S80 degrees, and had been slow and literally tortured progress. Sometimes it has just been…