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Just a quick update on 15-year old climber Jordan Romero , who finished his quest to climb the Seven Summits over the holiday weekend by successfully topping out on Mt. Vinson. Jordan, along with his father Paul and step-mom Karen, completed their climb on Christmas Eve, and were back in Base Camp in time for dinner. For Jordan, Vinson marked the conclusion of a quest that he started when he was just 10 years old. Inspired by a mural he saw at his school, the young man decided he wanted to climb the ...
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Another South Pole skier had to be airlifted off the ice a few days back due to poor health. Norwegian explorer Steffen Dahl , who was attempting a speed record to the South Pole, began experiencing health issues a few days back, and as a result, he decided that discretion was the better part of valor, and thought it best to pull the plug on his expedition. Steffen first began to experience problems back on the first of December, when he took ill and was very weak. The explorer was puzzled by the problem
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Over the weekend I was fortunate enough to spend some time in very beautiful tropical conditions. The Antarctic skiers can only dream about the warmth of the Caribbean at this point however, as many have now been out on the ice for more than a month, and while the weather has improved, it is still plenty cold and challenging at the bottom of the world. Australians Cas and Jonesy returned to the trail over the weekend after spending a few rest days in the tent. Both are nursing injuries of one sort or ...
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15-year old mountaineer Jordan Romero is back in the press today , thanks to a story at CNN.com about his upcoming expedition to Mt. Vinson, the tallest peak in Antarctica. Romero made headlines last year when he successfully climbed Everest at the age of 13, sparking a lot of debate in the mountaineering community about how young is too young for some of these big peaks. Now, he has just one mountain remaining on his Seven Summits list, and he'll try to remove that final hurdle in just a few weeks time.
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One Antarctic team had a scary moment over the weekend when one of the members of the squad had to be evacuated from the ice. The story is a sobering reminder of the fact that even in the 21st century, the frozen continent can be a harsh and unforgiving place. Kathy Braegger, who is part of Richard Weber's expedition , was airlifted back to Punta Arenas after falling ill while out on the ice. She is reportedly getting plenty of medical attention and is doing well, but wasn't in any condition to continue on
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Earlier this week I posted the news that ALE's aircraft had finally started shuttling Antarctic explorers onto the ice, and after spending weeks in Punta Arenas, the teams seemed eager to get underway. Now, a few days later, most have left the Union Glacier Camp behind, and are now making their way South along a variety of routes. Amongst the teams that have finally gotten underway are the Aussie duo of James Castrission and Justin Jones . The two men caught a lift out to Hercules Inlet, the location of
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Before my brief hiatus last week, the skiers preparing to head to Antarctica were still waiting for a flight out of Punta Arenas so they could get underway. At the time, the weather was still playing havoc with the schedule, but it seemed like it would only be a day or two before the season would officially get underway. Turns out it took a bit longer than that, but the first skiers are out on the ice at last. Amongst the first teams out were the Crossing the Ice squad of James Castrission and Justin ...
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These updates on the Antarctic are starting to sound like a broken record.Weather continues to delay the start of the 2011 Antarctic season, as more teams gather in Punta Arenas, waiting for the first flights out. The first group of adventurers was scheduled to hit the ice last weekend, but ALE has had to postpone flights for a variety of weather related reasons. The initial delays were because of snow covering the blue-ice runway at the Union Glacier camp and it was expected to take the skeleton crew that
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Yesterday I mentioned that there were delays to the start of the 2011 Antarctic season, but ALE was hoping to get their first plane out to the ice today. Turns out there won't be any flights today either, as weather is continuing to cause problems for the teams hoping to head south soon. Earlier today, James Castrission and Justin Jones tweeted an update from Punta Arenas, where they are preparing to set out on the Crossing The Ice expedition. The two Aussie lads were expecting to head out to Patriot Hills
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With the fall Himalaya season finally winding down (There were a few late summits on Manaslu ), the adventure community will next turn its eyes to the Antarctic, where things are just now starting to ramp up. Over the course of the next few weeks, explorers, both solo and in teams, will descend on Punta Arenas, Chile, where they'll take care of all of their last minute preparations beforehopping a flight aboard an ALE plane to the frozen continent. Some of those explorers will be headed to the South Pole
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