These guys are on an amazing adventure, and it's going to be fun to follow their progress, via web postings, in real time, thanks to the wonders of the Internet.
Here's a quote from their home page, which gives a sense of what they're up to:
Our Mission
This coming November, Rory Sweet, Henry Cookson and Rupert Longsdon will be attempting an ambitious and unique expedition. The team will depart from Cape Town on a 2600mile flight south to the Russian scientific base, Novolazarevskaya, situated at the edge of the coldest, windiest, highest, most inhospitable continent on earth – Antarctica. From here the expedition will spend the next 50 days dragging 19stone(120kg) pulks over 1100 miles(1800km) across the Antarctic wasteland in temperatures as low as -50°C (it never gets warmer than -30°C at their destination and thats during high summer!!).
The team is in the Antarctic right now, and there are a number of posts already. It's a fascinating expedition and who knows how it will turn out.
You can sign up for regular emails that will let you know every time there's a new post. And you can send them a note of encouragement as well, right from their website.
I'm always fascinated by these tales of exploration.
Last year, Dee Caffari became the first woman to complete a solo circumnavigation of the world the "wrong way." It was a remarkable achievement and she shared her trials and tribulations with us all every step of the way.
This most recent trek looks to be every bit as riveting.
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