Posted on 12/26/2018 9:20:56 PM PST by simpson96
American adventurer Colin O'Brady just made it across Antarctica alive, alone, and way ahead of schedule.
That feat makes O'Brady the first person to ever cross the southern continent on a solo, unsupported mission without getting resupplied or using a kite.
"This is something that no one in history has ever accomplished, and people have been trying for 100 years," O'Brady told Business Insider before he started the record-breaking trek.
According to his live-tracking map, O'Brady reached his finish line on the Ross Ice Shelf on December 26. He quickly followed up with photo proof, confirming he'd skied 932 miles across the frozen desert, towing a sled full of gear.
Every other person who's tried that before has either given up or died. A British explorer, Louis Rudd, is also racing to accomplish the same lofty goal, but Rudd was still 73 miles from the finish line when O'Brady arrived on the edge of the shelf at the Leverett Glacier.
O'Brady has posted photos of his daily grind on Instagram throughout the journey. After his momentous finish, here are some highlights from his adventure at the bottom of the world.
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Congrats!
No kite, even.
Unaided?
He had skis!
;-)
Unaided?
He had skis!
;-)
Yeah, really. For generations, kids had to cross Antarctica, barefoot, just to get the one-room schoolhouse. And it was uphill both ways.
Didn’t know they had internet service in Antartica.
"...cross Antarctica alone..."
Had a graded, well-marked road too.
Still, it was difficult. And stupid.
And pulling a sled. American Badass.
;-)
He was also aided by the 400 lb. sled. He had to pull it, but still.
But I thought the earth was flat and there was a huge wall of ice at the south pole, and you would fall off or something because it is all a Nasa conspiracy, the bible says so.
I hear Evel Knievel’s son will try to make it across Ethiopia in a catering truck.
That is so cool. Can he take pictures of the flat edge? I mean earth is flat and all right?
I’ve been following this through Twitter links to his Instagram. Really amazing. The British guy is only a few days behind, too.
Sarcasm dies on FR.
How long before someone attributes his success to man-made global warming?
He had to pull it, but still.
At the finish line, the guy with the stopwatch greeted him by saying, "Ice to see you!"
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