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No worries, Sebastian - Congratulations on your achievement. It's just that scientific expeditions are sometimes overlooked. The Norwegian-US traverse was one of the major contributions to the International Polar Year 2007-08, and contributed key findings on Antarctica's climate and physical geography. As this was a scientific expedition, it needed two seasons to do its research, and had to be mechanised in order to cary the heavy scientific equipment. See map on Norwegian-US traverse website.
hoticeaurora 1 month ago
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hoticeaurora 1 month ago
The claim that Sebastian Copeland and Eric McNair opened the route from the South Pole of Inaccessibility to the South Pole for the first time is INCORRECT. The route was first opened in 2007-08 by the Norwegian-US Scientific Traverse of East Antarctica. Furthermore, the region between Pole of Inaccessibility and South Pole has been explored by US and International scientists since the early 1960s.
This post is not intended to undermine Copeland and McNair's impressive sporting achievement.
hoticeaurora 1 month ago
@hoticeaurora
My apology for the misleading recorded statement, called in from the ice. To clarify, the Norwegian-US Scientific traverse was indeed the first to bridge the POI-SP route. As it turns out, they did it with motorized tractors, and over two seasons. Theirs was the first ever traverse of that route, however. Ours was the first to open the route without motorized transport, and without support or outside assistance. Thank you for helping clarify this important detail.
xSebastianCopelandx 1 month ago