Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Doug leads Baffin Team to the North Pole
Friday, January 18, 2008
TEAM REACHES THE SOUTH POLE!
Richard and Doug at the South Pole
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica - 18 January 2008 -- Trekking 209 km in their last week (1,089 km total), Richard Dunwoody and Doug Stoup arrived at the Geographic South Pole at 10:23 GMT after 48 days and 20 hours on the glacial ice -- establishing a new route based on Ernest Shackleton's planned 1915 'Endurance' expedition.
Pushing the limits, the two-man team arrived ahead of schedule despite injuries and exhaustion. They will remain at the South Pole until Saturday, when they will be flown out to the Russian base at Novolazarevhaya. From there, they will catch a flight to Cape Town, South Africa and then home.
More details at BeyondShackleton.com
Friday, January 11, 2008
Week Six in Antarctica
Richard Dunwoody passing the 88th parallel
The homestretch
Week six saw Richard and Doug passing the 88th parallel...
It still remains an uphill climb, with long days of dragging sleds over sastrugi in high winds and blowing snow. The team truly is pushing the limits; and the rewards come on the occasional clear days, on this breathtaking continent, with the realization of the distances traveled and the nearness to their goal.
All things permitting, they should arrive at the Geographic South Pole about a week or so from today.
Thursday, December 27, 2007
ANTARCTICA: WEEK FOUR IN REVIEW
James ready to board the plane back to Novo
A good part of week four was spent waiting for the DC3 to pick up James; though, amidst all the madness and mayhem, the full three-man team had their best single day -- 31.3 km -- go figure?!
The sleds are are now down to about 180lbs (82kg), lessened by food and fuel consumption. However, they are still climbing to higher altitude with a fresh round of crevasses and whiteouts to contend with. By the way, did I mention that they are also down in body weight by about a stone? If it's not one thing...
Doug checking the compass during a whiteout
Anyway, all that said, the remaining two-man team is more or less back on schedule -- having trekked a total of about four and a half degrees south thus far -- nearing the half-way mark. They still hope to reach the South Pole sometime in January.
