Photo. Liv Arnesen, Norway (from her website www.liv-arnesen.no)
These two Pole traveller's aim is to cross the Antarctic within in 100 days with a big wind sail and on ski. The whole distance is 3850 kilometres. Little wind has delayed the tour, and they have now only 64 days left to reach the McMurdo Base, reports the Norwegian national newspaper Dagbladet on their website. Another aim is to be the first women who cross the Antarctic.
It will be the world's longest ski tour ever for women. It has been something that they have dreamed about. They intend to demonstrate for others what it is possible to accomplish with hard work. I addition this cold expedition has several pedagogical goals. Both the women are former teachers, and they will base their special teaching (programmes) in schools on experiences from the expedition. The sledge they pull weights 113 kilo, and they use a sail, which looks like parachuting.
Based on their aim to accomplish the 3850 kilometres tour within 100 days, the average speed is 24 kilometres per day. The average temperature is 34 degrees and the wind can reach up to 160 kilometres per hour. Arnesen and Bancroft left South Africa in October, and started their tour from Dronning (Queen) Maud's Land the 1st November.
The two women plan to arrive the McMurdo Base on Ross Ice Shelf in the Ross Ocean in February this year. These women are really brave. To use a common expression in Norway: these women have bone in the nose. We wish them good luck further!
Stein Morten Lund, 17 January 2001.
Additional information
For more information about the mentioned expedition, see the link above.
Here you can follow the progress: www.dagbladet.no
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