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Two men attempt solo Antarctica crossing in audacious effort to make history
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| Nov 12, 2018
| Christopher Carbone
Posted on 11/12/2018 12:38:46 PM PST by ETL
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To: TruthInThoughtWordAndDeed
$100 says neither of them die but both quit.
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posted on
11/12/2018 2:02:44 PM PST
by
Justa
To: ETL
Colin will attempt to complete the route from North to South. Well, duh, anywhere he starts he will be going from north to south.
from the starting point to the South Pole and then continue South.
What, in tinier and tinier circles around the pole?
To: ETL; Larry Lucido
At least they’ll be well-preserved for future discovery.
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posted on
11/12/2018 2:11:18 PM PST
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: GnuThere
“...but O’Brady traversed Greenland fairly recently.”
Thanks. Duh - of course they would have been working their way up to doing this sort of thing. And it isn’t their first foray into this type of adventure.
I’ll have to take some time and read the entire article and maybe follow the guy. I recall reading about other solo attempts (maybe the north pole?) where the guy flew up and stashed supplies along his route so he could resupply himself. I don’t know if that would still be considered as no outside assistance.
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posted on
11/12/2018 2:29:10 PM PST
by
21twelve
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To: ETL
That map is a little disappointing. I thought they were going to “cross Antarctica”.
I guess that will leave room for other adventurers.
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posted on
11/12/2018 2:33:47 PM PST
by
21twelve
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To: Maigrey; Obadiah
In those temperatures and the exertion needed, they'll need more than 5Kcal a day just to function. (The Ultra-distance runners for the AT and PTC usually go with 7-8Kcal a day and they aren't bogged down with so much gear. I don't foresee success if they are basing their figures on such paltry and puny rations. (It's not like they can get trail magic on their trip, either.)Surely there's a McDonald's or two along the route?
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posted on
11/12/2018 2:44:41 PM PST
by
ETL
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To: SolidRedState
The polar bears will eat them.. oh, wait ...Not to worry - global warming drove them to extinction.
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posted on
11/12/2018 3:02:26 PM PST
by
CommerceComet
(Hillary: A unique blend of arrogance, incompetence, and corruption.)
To: CommerceComet
Not all of 'em...
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posted on
11/12/2018 3:09:47 PM PST
by
ETL
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To: 21twelve
No, they can’t have any food or other supplies stashed in advance.
They can’t even go inside or accept any food or drink at the South Pole. That would void their attempt.
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posted on
11/12/2018 3:15:45 PM PST
by
GnuThere
To: Obadiah
"about 5,000 calories of daily food..."
Bricks of lard?
Buckets of bacon grease?
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posted on
11/12/2018 3:28:58 PM PST
by
Deaf Smith
(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fore sure)
To: ETL
The one who started later can snack on some long pig along the way...
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posted on
11/13/2018 10:14:08 AM PST
by
Moltke
(Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building.)
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