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6th January 2014
Hi guys. Firstly I have been told about all the messages of congratulations I have received and I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone for all your support. When I return to Punta Arenas in Chile I will get to have a look at them on Twitter…
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4th January 2014
Richard Parks has reached the South Pole, recording the fastest ever solo, unsupported and unassisted journey to the South Pole by a Brit in history.He reached the South Pole today at 5.24am GMT, 2.24am Chilean time and 6.24pm local NZ time, completing…
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3rd January 2014
Morning guys. I’m in my tent about to set off shortly for my final day in Antarctica. I’ve done 2 really long days as I am not moving as efficiently with my ski’s, hence why I didn’t blog last night. I’m totally shattered but okay. Yesterday I skied…
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2nd January 2014
After 28 days of skiing alone in Antarctica, covering 1058km/657 miles and skiing a total of 338 hours, Richard Parks sets off today to ski the final kilometeres towards the South Pole and is due to complete his journey tomorrow.Richard is set to record…
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1st January 2014
Skied for 10hours and covered 31.4km. Ski broke again. Great conditions, cold but ski making life tough. Eta at the pole 3rd January.STATS:S89°19’23”, W074°22’30”Altitude: 2760mHours skied: 10Distance skied: 31.4km/19 milesTotal hours skied: 337.6Total…
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30th December 2013
Happy New Year guys, have a great New Year’s Eve whatever you are doing. Today has been a long day. 13 hours of skiing to cover 38.2km, snow and whiteout. Shattered.STATS:Hours skied: 13Distance skied: 38.2km/23 milesTotal hours skied: 317.6Total…
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29th December 2013
Skied for 12 hours and covered 40.3k. Thank you for the continued messages of support.STATS:S88°28’23”, W082°15’8”Altitude: 2728mHours skied: 12Distance skied: 40.3km/25 milesTotal hours skied: 304.6Total distance travelled: 960.4km/596 milesEstimated…
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28th December 2013
Brutal, cold, sastrugi, climbing, 13 hours skiing. Covered 40km but in 88 degrees. So worth it. Shattered but all okay.STATS:S88°6’49”, W082°2’43”Altitude: 2581mHours skied: 13Distance skied: 40km/24 milesTotal hours skied: 292.6Total distance…
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27th December 2013
Day 23 was f***ing horrible. 13 hours skiing to claw 40.5km in really poor conditions, barely any visibility dipping between whiteout and poor visibility. It snowed for a bit as well and to make life more confusing I had a northerly wind. It was a…
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26th December 2013
Long day to get distance. Sastrugi was brutal! 12 hours skied, covered 40.1km. Shattered but happy.STATS:S87°23’41”, W082°33’47”Altitude: 2370mHours skied: 12Distance skied: 40.1km/24 milesTotal hours skied: 266.6Total distance travelled: 839.8km/521…
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25th December 2013
Late start so late finish. Tough but good day. Sastrugi and high winds. Skied for 11 hours and covered 40km. Hope everyone had an awesome Christmas day.STATS:S87°2’16”, W081°44’53”Altitude: 2170mHours skied: 11Distance skied: 40km/24 milesTotal hours…
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24th December 2013
Great conditions today but the sastrugi is starting to get a bit more menacing. My pulk broke today so I have to do a repair on it tonight if I can. I’ve banned the word tired from the expedition but moving quickly through the sastrugi is really hard…
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23rd December 2013
Great conditions today. Passed another exped. 11 hours skied, covered 43.2km climbing and blasting my legs. Happy and smiling.STATS:S86°18’44”, W081°38’2”Altitude: 1762mHours skied: 11Distance skied: 43.2km/26 milesTotal hours skied: 204Total distance…
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22nd December 2013
11 hours skiing, covered 43.3km/26 miles.STATS:S85°55’33”, W081°42’5”Altitude: 1590mHours skied: 11Distance skied: 43.3km/26 milesTotal hours skied: 193Total distance travelled: 675.7km/419 milesEstimated distance to go: 474.3km/294 miles
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21st December 2013
All good here. Great conditions today. A big climb. Skied for 11 hours and covered 42.2km/26 miles. In my bag resting for tomorrow. Tired. STATS:S85°32’22”, W081°45’45”Altitude: 1454mHours skied: 11Distance skied: 42.2km/26 milesTotal hours skied:…
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20th December 2013
11 hours skied, covered 43.6km/27 miles.STATS:S85°10’4”, W080°55’55”Altitude: 1362mHours skied: 11Distance skied: 43.6km/27 milesTotal hours skied: 171Total distance travelled: 590.2km/366 milesEstimated distance to go: 559.8km/349 miles
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19th December 2013
Another good day! 46.7km/11.5hours. Tired but all good.STATS:S84°46’43”, W080°34’31”Altitude: 1528mHours skied: 11.5Distance skied: 46.7km/29 milesTotal hours skied: 160Total distance travelled: 546.6km/339 milesEstimated distance to go: 603.4km/376…
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18th December 2013
Good conditions, skied for 11.5 hours, covered 45.9km. Tired body, weary but heart and head strong.STATS:S84°21’41”, W080°18’59”Altitude: 1276mHours skied: 11.5Distance skied: 45.9km/28 milesTotal hours skied: 148.5Total distance travelled: 499.9km/310…
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17th December 2013
43km. 11.5 hours skied. Tired but all good.STATS:S83°57’4”, W080°7’35”Altitude: 1331mHours skied: 11.5Distance skied: 43km/26 milesTotal hours skied: 137Total distance travelled: 454km/282 milesEstimated distance to go: 696km/433 miles
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16th December 2013
Snowing when woke and whiteout so went back to sleep. Started at 10am when it cleared and skied for 10 hours, covered 36.3km.STATS:S83°34’0”, W080°4’50”Altitude: 1238mHours skied: 10Distance skied: 36.3km/22 milesTotal hours skied: 125.5Total distance…
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15th December 2013
Good but hard day. Snowed again and reunited with my old friend sastrugi. 11.5 hours skied, 40.1km covered. Tired but good. It’s snowing now.STATS:S83°14’31”, W080°10’53”Altitude: 1171mHours skied: 11.5Distance skied: 40.1km/24 milesTotal hours skied:…
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14th December 2013
12.5 hours skiing in whiteout but got in 40km! Tired but happy. A long day.STATS:S82°53’18”, W079°39’56”Altitude: 1069mHours skied: 12.5Distance skied: 40km/24 milesTotal hours skied: 104Total distance travelled: 334.6km/207 milesEstimated distance to…
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13th December 2013
11.5 hours skiing, 42.0km. Legs screaming. Got my firefly™ devices on and recovering in tent. Snow and overcast due tomorrow and Sunday. One day at a time.STATS:S82°31’49”, W079°29’28”Altitude 981mHours skied: 11.5Distance skied: 42.0km/26 milesTotal…
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13th December 2013
It’s been a mixed first week for Richard Parks in Antarctica as he attempts to record the fastest solo, unsupported and unassisted journey to the South Pole in history.Richard originally started his expedition on Thursday 28th November but after just 3…
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12th December 2013
A good day again today. 11 hours skiing, 40.6km/25 miles covered. Tired but feeling in the groove.STATS:S82°9’23”, W079°49’8”Altitude 839mHours skied: 11Distance skied: 40.6km/25 milesTotal hours skied: 80Total distance travelled: 252.6km/156…
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11th December 2013
Good day again. Great conditions. 11 hours skiing, 39.5km/24 miles. Tired and happy, eating curry now in tent.STATS:S81°47’35”, W079°57’20”Altitude 806mHours skied: 11Distance skied: 39.5km/24 milesTotal hours skied: 69Total distance travelled:…
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10th December 2013
Yesterday was so frustrating. Headwind was too strong to move. I did 9.6km before stopping in tent. Was gutted and frustrated. A better day today. Conditions improved throughout the day. Made some ground up a little, skied for 11 hours and covered…
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8th December 2013
Today was a long day. Headwind and soft snow. Skied for 11 hours to scrape 30km. Tired but warm in my sleeping bag. Not good but still in the fight. Due windy but good conditions for the week. Tomorrow is a new day! Have a great Monday…
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7th December 2013
A tough day. Soft snow. Conditions are good, with a headwind and clear. Just snow not hardening from snow dump. I skied for 10 hours, travelled 33.3km.STATS:S80°46’34”, W079°58’50”Altitude 1074mHours skied: 10Distance skied: 33.3km/20 milesTotal hours…
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6th December 2013
Another solid day. Conditions good but still soft snow patches. Hours skied: 10, Distance skied: 33.3km/20 miles.S80°28’52”, W080°12’33” Altitude 779m.Total hours skied: 20Total distance travelled: 64.8km/40 milesEstimated distance to go: 1085.2km/674…
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5th December 2013
Good but tough day 1. A strong headwind all day and steep. Skied 10 hours and covered 31.5km. 510m climbed. Happy here.STATS:S80°11’14”, W080°30’58”Altitude 753mHours skied: 10Distance skied: 31.5km/19 milesTotal hours skied: 10Total distance…
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4th December 2013
Got to Hercules Inlet yesterday. Got my cache, lots of nice food, conditions were great yesterday. Saw 4 other expeds. Turning back was tough.Time to get back to work!Conditions are good today - morning conditions were good with high winds. Have…
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1st December 2013
Hi Guys. Not the best of news. Yesterday the weather deteriorated badly. There had been more snow, total whiteouts, no contrast, no horizon and following a lot of snow I was skiing in powder so deep I was losing my ski’s.I did 3 hours yesterday,…
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30th November 2013
Tough day yesterday (Day 2) whiteout and snow - 10 hours skiing off the compass. No contrast, no horizon. 9.5 hours skied, 27km covered. Conditions are the same today at the moment. S80°22’0”, W080°21’57”Hours skied: 9.5Distance skied: 27km/16…
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28th November 2013
I started my expedition at 11.40am chilean time today. Half day - 6.5hrs, skied 25.4km S80°7'51", W080°33'22"Hours skied: 6.5Distance skied: 25.4km/15 milesTotal hours skied: 6.5Total distance travelled: 25.4km/15 milesDistance to go: 1124.6km/698…
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27th November 2013
Hi guys. Still waiting to fly from Union Glacier to Hercules Inlet over here. My spirits are pretty good but this has been one of the hardest situations I have been in. I know I have waited for weather windows many times before, on Denali and Everest…
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18th November 2013
Hi guys. Hope you are all well. I am currently in Union Glacier Base Camp in Antarctica waiting for a weather window to start my Antarctica Speed Record expedition.I’ve moved in to a tent with Rob the cameraman, it turns out we’re like brothers from…
