SOUTH POLE EXPEDITION
- full ski trip Messner Start
 Classic Antarctica |
Trip Information:Location: Antarctica Trip begins in Punta Arenas, Chile |
Trip Description:
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The South Pole Ski trip is a unique opportunity to complete one of the worlds greatest adventures. Mountain Professionals is well positioned to offer polar expeditions because our staff includes polar adventurers with in-depth experience including multiple North Pole, South Pole, and Greenland expeditions.
In 2010, guides Ryan Waters and Cecilie Skog completed the first unsupported/unassisted ski traverse (no resupplies, no kites, only human power) of Antarctica covering 1,800 kilometers in a 70 day expedition. Polar guide Eric Larsen is one of just a few Americans to lead or guide expeditions to both the North and South Poles. Join our qualified Mountain Professionals guides for an unsupported full ski trip to the South Pole via the Messner start.
Our adventure begins in Punta Arenas, Chile, where we prepare our expedition sleds, food, fuel and supplies. We take great care in our pre-expedition planning to develop a strong and efficient team. It crucial to have a well prepared, highly functional team for travel in Antarctica.
We fly from the southern tip of Chile to Union Glacier on the continent of Antarctica. Here we make last preparations to gear and our expedition sleds. We will take several days to acclimate to Antarctica and to enjoy some beautiful "warm up" ski tours around the surrounding landscape prior to the flight to our starting point.
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The Messner start offers a shorter alternative to other traditional full ski trips and traverses some 900 kilometers (560 miles) over the Antarctic continent to reach the South Pole at an elevation of 2,835 meters (9,306 feet). This challenging route begins at the coast of Antarctica along the Ronne Ice Shelf and works its way through the Foundation Ice Stream. Skiing onwards we cross large expanses of wind carved snow and ice features before navigating through the isolated Thiel mountains and on to the Pole.
Our team goal will be to reach the geographic South Pole in good style. This is a very challenging expedition and requires team-members to work together to overcome extreme challenges on a daily basis for an extended period of days. The pre-expedition training regime is demanding and is very important to a successful ski expedition of this length.
Please contact us for a full expedition information packet and detailed itinerary.
