;^)
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.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
I don’t think Polar Bears or Wolves would linger either
Good guess. :^) As I'm sure ya know, polar bears are in the Arctic, not the Antarctic. And there are no true wolves even in South America, AFAIK. Coyotes have filled in some of the former range of the jaguar in Mexico and Central America, but have been stopped by the Panama Canal (last I knew), and the jaguar is making a comeback.
Whoops, that’s what I get for not reading.
I should take a quick peek, I've got to nap and then work a 3rd.
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