"How do you train?" - this question used to startle me on early expeditions. Unlike some of my fellow travellers, I did not drag a truck's tire on a sandy beach, run half-marathons or, for that matter, climb staircases of skyscrapers dressed in a catsuit with a 90L backpack … [Read more...]
HOW I WANDERED OFF TO THE SOUTH POLE
Truth be told, when I set off a month ago to climb in Antarctica I had no intention to head down to the 89th degree to ski the last degree to the South Pole. Last time I was seen on Nordic skis was in a spatially challenged PE group at the Moscow U doing rather awkward … [Read more...]