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No One Has Ever Crossed Antarctica Unsupported. Two Men Are Trying Right Now.
nytimes ^
| 11/11/2018
| Adam Skolnick
Posted on 11/21/2018 3:52:26 PM PST by bitt
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posted on
11/21/2018 3:52:26 PM PST
by
bitt
To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; 2ndDivisionVet; azishot; ...
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posted on
11/21/2018 3:52:43 PM PST
by
bitt
("Let justice be done though the heavens fall".)
To: bitt
Its summer now in Antarctica. 24 hours of daylight. Its now or never.
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posted on
11/21/2018 3:54:48 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory O f A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: bitt
Too bad to see these poor souls leaving before their time is up... But there are more gruesome ways of committing suicide and they’ve gotten their 15 minutes of fame before checking out.
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posted on
11/21/2018 4:07:32 PM PST
by
jerod
(Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
To: bitt
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posted on
11/21/2018 4:08:55 PM PST
by
Candor7
((Obama Fascism)http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
To: goldstategop
It’s spring. Summer starts in December.
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posted on
11/21/2018 4:17:32 PM PST
by
KyCats
To: bitt
Not such a big deal anymore because of global warming. Its kind of nice down there now this time of year.
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posted on
11/21/2018 4:18:57 PM PST
by
BusterDog
To: jerod
When these narcissistic idiots finally get into a life and death situation from which there is no escape, do not spend a single dollar to pull their sorry asses out.
I’m tired of this crap.
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posted on
11/21/2018 4:33:13 PM PST
by
Walrus
(Homosexuality is WRONG. End of case.)
To: goldstategop
You couldn’t get me to do a stunt like this. Raising children and paying bills is scary enough.
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posted on
11/21/2018 4:34:23 PM PST
by
Eleutheria5
(If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
To: All
They are going to fall off the edge of the Earth.
To: Walrus
Maybe this will be the new Everest, with freeze-dried cadavers strewn about.....
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posted on
11/21/2018 4:52:29 PM PST
by
waterhill
(I Shall Remain, in spite of __________.)
To: KyCats
I spent a day at the Pole one year.
It takes the sun two weeks to set and two weeks to rise.
In June, I wrote “Sunrise” on half of my sunset slides. I realized they all looked the same.
I hesitate to take any pictures of a setting sun - no matter how glorious it is.
To: bitt
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posted on
11/21/2018 5:13:36 PM PST
by
refreshed
(But we preach Christ crucified... 1 Corinthians 1:23)
To: bitt
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posted on
11/21/2018 5:25:12 PM PST
by
Eagles6
To: bitt
No one will ever “cross” it.
Don Quixote comes to mind.
To: Walrus
If it were me, Id make sure I knew my limitations enough to quit when I knew I was beat well in advance of dire situation and have a contingency in place for a safe exit.
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posted on
11/21/2018 5:25:57 PM PST
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: bitt
Polar exploration is at once the cleanest and most isolated way of having a bad time which has been devised." [Apsley Cherry-Garrard]
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posted on
11/21/2018 5:29:01 PM PST
by
Eagles6
To: bitt
"Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold, long hours of complete darkness. Safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in event of success." [From an advertisement, almost certainly apocryphal, preceding Shackleton's Nimrod expedition
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posted on
11/21/2018 5:30:50 PM PST
by
Eagles6
To: bitt
"Scott for scientific method, Amundsen for speed and efficiency but when disaster strikes and all hope is gone, get down on your knees and pray for Shackleton." [Attributed to Raymond Priestly
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posted on
11/21/2018 5:32:00 PM PST
by
Eagles6
To: bitt
Two words:
Ernest. Shackleton.
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posted on
11/21/2018 5:37:30 PM PST
by
bigbob
(Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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