Expedition Tracking Center
Expedition Tracker START - Position Update 3 Nov, 04 - 15:00 ------------------------ Start from Hercules Inlet...End of First Day 3 Nov, 04 - 20:00 ------------------------ Position Update...First steps 4 Nov, 04 - 22:44 ------------------------ And we're off. Yesterday we were dropped off by the twin otter around 3pm ,the plane flew off and we were left in the vast white desert at the foot of an upward climb ready to take our very first ste...Loss of the Fox 8 Nov 2004 ------------------------ It has been a few days since the last dispatch and a lot has happened. With the exception of the first day, the weather from Hercules Inlet to Patriot Hills was absolutely brutal. The temperatures h...Constantly climbing 10 Nov, 04 - 22:57 ------------------------ 8 hours marching today, gaining over 700 ft of elevation. Again, we were constantly battling against heavy sastrugi, back breaking work. The weather has improved today, it even managed a couple o...Tough Going 14 Nov, 04 - 22:55 ------------------------ I'm sitting in my tent today exhausted by today's hauling. The surface is still very bad, big sastrugi and no contrast, making travel extremely tough. Yesterday had quite a lot of excitement, anoth...1st degree complete - only 9 more to go! 16 Nov, 04 - 00:39 ------------------------ Well, we're past the 1st degree, a tenth of the journey complete. And at last, the surface is improving. After a couple of hours hauling through sastrugi, the surface flattened out a bit. My pulk is ...Speeding up 19 Nov, 04 - 00:18 ------------------------ We've have 3 good days hauling now, over half a degree covered. To crown everything the wind has died tonight, making it almost pleasant!. The daily marches are very tough, we usually do 6x1.25hrs i...82 Degrees passed 21 Nov, 04 - 00:12 ------------------------ Well, that's another degree skied, 8 more to go. The going was good today, except for a climb through some big sastrugi, however we still managed over 12 miles. It was approximately -30c today, with...Mind Travel 23 Nov, 04 - 12:32 ------------------------ After a very tough day for me yesterday(I couldn't keep my focus on hauling), today was much better. It makes all the difference if you can let your mind travel as you're hauling the sledge. I've p...Going Strong 25 Nov, 04 - 00:03 ------------------------ A busy couple of days have just gone by. Yesterday (23rd), we got an extra food resupply delivered by twin otter aircraft. The good staff at Patriot Hills also included freshly baked cakes and a litre...83 degrees passed 26 Nov, 04 - 22:12 ------------------------ I knew it was going to be a good day's marching as soon I got out the tent this morning. During the night the wind had died so it actually felt quite mild in the sunshine, -15c mild. After an excelle...Unexpected Stop 28 Nov, 04 - 19:32 ------------------------ After only 1 march today, Denise, our guide, called a halt and instructed us to put our tents up. The reason being is that Owen's ankles are just giving him too much pain, even letting someone else pu...Good Mileage 1 Dec, 04 - 23:17 ------------------------ Well, we've had 2 very different days since my last dispatch. Yesterday (29th), we had excellent weather, little wind, good snow contrast and sastrugi only in odd patches. All these things combi...84 degrees passed 4 Dec, 04 - 00:04 ------------------------ If all goes well we'll be at our food supply in 4 days time - fantastic, I've been thinking about food quite a lot recently!. The last couple of days have been very windy and cold, however t...Over half way now ------------------------ We've made it to our food resupply at the Theil Mountains that means we're now over half way to the Pole. Over the last 3 days we've skied over 50nm to get here, exhausting work but we...There may be trouble ahead 10 Dec, 04 - 01:05 ------------------------ It's now been 2 days since we left our resupply camp at the Theil mountains, since then we've covered 29nm. Today started out as a good traveling day, sunshine, not much wind and a good snow surface....86 degrees crossed 12 Dec, 04 - 02:02 ------------------------ Another significant day's travelling which took us over 86 degrees, only 231nm to the Pole. Today was by far the warmest we've had, the temperature was -16c so I was very comfortable hauling just wea...Summertime 13 Dec, 04 - 22:17 ------------------------ The summer finally arrived to Antarctica today, -16c, sunshine, no wind - it was great, I just hope it lasts for more than one day. Our mileage was cut short today as Hannah developed a muscle stra...87 degrees passed and still march on 17 Dec, 04 - 00:29 ------------------------ The reason I haven't sent a dispatch for the last 3 days is because we've had a bit of a rough time weather wise. Tuesday and Wednesday were especially bad for me as there was no contrast due to an i...A day for Jordan 18 Dec, 04 - 01:54 ------------------------ Today is a very special day, not because we're now over the 3/4 way mark, but because it's my little nephew's birthday - HAPPY BIRTHDAY JORDAN. Jordan has been through a lot, having maj...Now at 88 degrees 20 Dec, 04 - 01:13 ------------------------ After another windy and very cold day we've now reached 88 degrees, only 120 miles now to the Pole. Tonight my tent is pitched on top of over 8450ft of ice, less than 1000ft to the Polar Plateau - t...90 miles to go 22 Dec, 04 - 01:06 ------------------------ Tonight we're camped only 90nm from the Pole. The last 2 days we've covered 30nm and hopefully, if the weather and our luck holds, we'll try our best to get to the Pole for the 27th of December. I'm ...Only 60 miles to go now... 24 Dec, 04 - 16:13 ------------------------ 89 degrees at last, it feels great to be here, only 60nm to the South Pole. After weeks now without a proper rest we have decided to not travel today (Christmas Eve). By doing this it will give us th...I'm running out of South... 28 Dec, 04 - 02:08 ------------------------ Writing this dispatch in my tiny tent tonight I'm only 11.5nm from the South Pole. The last couple of days we've really done some great mileage so that our final day can be a bit shorter than normal....I've done it... 29 Dec, 04 - 22:07 ------------------------ At precisely 7pm (GMT) on the 28th of December I completed the Scot100 South Pole Expedition by arriving at the South Pole after a journey of 730miles over the frozen wastes of Antarctica. I can't ...
Altitude Tracker START - Position Update 3 Nov, 04 - 15:00 : 160.0 ------------------------ Start from Hercules Inlet...End of First Day 3 Nov, 04 - 20:00 : 410.0 ------------------------ Position Update...First steps 4 Nov, 04 - 22:44 : 820.0 ------------------------ And we're off. Yesterday we were dropped off by the twin otter around 3pm ,the plane flew off and we were left in the vast white desert at the foot of an upward climb ready to take our very first ste...Loss of the Fox 8 Nov 2004 : 0985.0 ------------------------ It has been a few days since the last dispatch and a lot has happened. With the exception of the first day, the weather from Hercules Inlet to Patriot Hills was absolutely brutal. The temperatures h...Constantly climbing 10 Nov, 04 - 22:57 : 1111.04 ------------------------ 8 hours marching today, gaining over 700 ft of elevation. Again, we were constantly battling against heavy sastrugi, back breaking work. The weather has improved today, it even managed a couple o...Tough Going 14 Nov, 04 - 22:55 : 990.0 ------------------------ I'm sitting in my tent today exhausted by today's hauling. The surface is still very bad, big sastrugi and no contrast, making travel extremely tough. Yesterday had quite a lot of excitement, anoth...1st degree complete - only 9 more to go! 16 Nov, 04 - 00:39 : 930.0 ------------------------ Well, we're past the 1st degree, a tenth of the journey complete. And at last, the surface is improving. After a couple of hours hauling through sastrugi, the surface flattened out a bit. My pulk is ...Speeding up 19 Nov, 04 - 00:18 : 938.5 ------------------------ We've have 3 good days hauling now, over half a degree covered. To crown everything the wind has died tonight, making it almost pleasant!. The daily marches are very tough, we usually do 6x1.25hrs i...82 Degrees passed 21 Nov, 04 - 00:12 : 947 ------------------------ Well, that's another degree skied, 8 more to go. The going was good today, except for a climb through some big sastrugi, however we still managed over 12 miles. It was approximately -30c today, with...Mind Travel 23 Nov, 04 - 12:32 : 1196.5 ------------------------ After a very tough day for me yesterday(I couldn't keep my focus on hauling), today was much better. It makes all the difference if you can let your mind travel as you're hauling the sledge. I've p...Going Strong 25 Nov, 04 - 00:03 : 1077.2 ------------------------ A busy couple of days have just gone by. Yesterday (23rd), we got an extra food resupply delivered by twin otter aircraft. The good staff at Patriot Hills also included freshly baked cakes and a litre...83 degrees passed 26 Nov, 04 - 22:12 : 1215.3 ------------------------ I knew it was going to be a good day's marching as soon I got out the tent this morning. During the night the wind had died so it actually felt quite mild in the sunshine, -15c mild. After an excelle...Unexpected Stop 28 Nov, 04 - 19:32 : 0.0 ------------------------ After only 1 march today, Denise, our guide, called a halt and instructed us to put our tents up. The reason being is that Owen's ankles are just giving him too much pain, even letting someone else pu...Good Mileage 1 Dec, 04 - 23:17 : 0.0 ------------------------ Well, we've had 2 very different days since my last dispatch. Yesterday (29th), we had excellent weather, little wind, good snow contrast and sastrugi only in odd patches. All these things combi...84 degrees passed 4 Dec, 04 - 00:04 : 1452.9 ------------------------ If all goes well we'll be at our food supply in 4 days time - fantastic, I've been thinking about food quite a lot recently!. The last couple of days have been very windy and cold, however t...Over half way now : 0.0 ------------------------ We've made it to our food resupply at the Theil Mountains that means we're now over half way to the Pole. Over the last 3 days we've skied over 50nm to get here, exhausting work but we...There may be trouble ahead 10 Dec, 04 - 01:05 : 0.0 ------------------------ It's now been 2 days since we left our resupply camp at the Theil mountains, since then we've covered 29nm. Today started out as a good traveling day, sunshine, not much wind and a good snow surface....86 degrees crossed 12 Dec, 04 - 02:02 : 0.0 ------------------------ Another significant day's travelling which took us over 86 degrees, only 231nm to the Pole. Today was by far the warmest we've had, the temperature was -16c so I was very comfortable hauling just wea...Summertime 13 Dec, 04 - 22:17 : 1774.0 ------------------------ The summer finally arrived to Antarctica today, -16c, sunshine, no wind - it was great, I just hope it lasts for more than one day. Our mileage was cut short today as Hannah developed a muscle stra...87 degrees passed and still march on 17 Dec, 04 - 00:29 : 0.0 ------------------------ The reason I haven't sent a dispatch for the last 3 days is because we've had a bit of a rough time weather wise. Tuesday and Wednesday were especially bad for me as there was no contrast due to an i...A day for Jordan 18 Dec, 04 - 01:54 : 2009.8 ------------------------ Today is a very special day, not because we're now over the 3/4 way mark, but because it's my little nephew's birthday - HAPPY BIRTHDAY JORDAN. Jordan has been through a lot, having maj...Now at 88 degrees 20 Dec, 04 - 01:13 : 2138.0 ------------------------ After another windy and very cold day we've now reached 88 degrees, only 120 miles now to the Pole. Tonight my tent is pitched on top of over 8450ft of ice, less than 1000ft to the Polar Plateau - t...90 miles to go 22 Dec, 04 - 01:06 : 2357.8 ------------------------ Tonight we're camped only 90nm from the Pole. The last 2 days we've covered 30nm and hopefully, if the weather and our luck holds, we'll try our best to get to the Pole for the 27th of December. I'm ...Only 60 miles to go now... 24 Dec, 04 - 16:13 : 2765.3 ------------------------ 89 degrees at last, it feels great to be here, only 60nm to the South Pole. After weeks now without a proper rest we have decided to not travel today (Christmas Eve). By doing this it will give us th...I'm running out of South... 28 Dec, 04 - 02:08 : 2728.5 ------------------------ Writing this dispatch in my tiny tent tonight I'm only 11.5nm from the South Pole. The last couple of days we've really done some great mileage so that our final day can be a bit shorter than normal....I've done it... 29 Dec, 04 - 22:07 : 2812.6 ------------------------ At precisely 7pm (GMT) on the 28th of December I completed the Scot100 South Pole Expedition by arriving at the South Pole after a journey of 730miles over the frozen wastes of Antarctica. I can't ...
Expedition Log
EXPEDITION ROUTE INFO (Kilometers and Meters)
LAT LONG ALT DTS DTT DTG
Hercules Inlet 79.55 80.04 1200
South Pole 90.00 80.00 2835
Total Distance 1126
EXPEDITION LOG
# DATE LAT LONG ALT DT DTS DTT DTG
 
1 3 Nov, 04 - 15:00 79°55.00 080°04.00 160.0 0 0 0 1126.07
2 3 Nov, 04 - 20:00 80°01.00 080°23.00 410.0 12.75 12.75 12.75 1114.91
3 4 Nov, 04 - 22:44 80°08.00 080°30.00 820.0 13.22 25.6 25.97 1101.88
4 8 Nov 2004 80°19.00 081°05.00 0985.0 23.27 48.73 49.24 1081.41
5 10 Nov, 04 - 22:57 80°32.65 081°22.47 1111.04 25.99 74.34 75.23 1055.99
6 14 Nov, 04 - 22:55 80°58.98 081°44.11 990.0 49.42 123.02 124.65 1006.99
7 16 Nov, 04 - 00:39 81°08.00 081°25.72 930.0 17.6 138.14 142.25 990.22
8 19 Nov, 04 - 00:18 81°38.19 082°07.00 938.5 57.36 195.49 199.61 934.03
9 21 Nov, 04 - 00:12 82°03.10 082°22.88 947 46.56 241.79 246.17 887.66
10 23 Nov, 04 - 12:32 82°24.86 082°36.96 1196.5 40.65 282.25 286.82 847.17
11 25 Nov, 04 - 00:03 82°24.85 082°37.01 1077.2 0.02 282.24 286.84 847.18
12 26 Nov, 04 - 22:12 82°37.67 082°49.32 1215.3 24.04 306.25 310.88 823.32
13 28 Nov, 04 - 19:32 83°04.37 083°10.75 0.0 49.95 356.06 360.83 773.62
14 1 Dec, 04 - 23:17 83°44.77 083°42.32 0.0 75.49 431.31 436.32 698.44
15 4 Dec, 04 - 00:04 83°57.24 083°55.92 1452.9 23.37 454.65 459.69 675.23
16 4 Dec, 04 - 00:04 85°11.94 088°01.15 0.0 145.49 599.62 605.18 536.19
17 10 Dec, 04 - 01:05 85°11.73 087°51.23 0.0 1.59 598.84 606.77 536.58
18 12 Dec, 04 - 02:02 85°39.20 086°46.73 0.0 52.01 646.43 658.78 485.45
19 13 Dec, 04 - 22:17 86°10.01 086°51.95 1774.0 57.36 702.81 716.14 428.09
20 17 Dec, 04 - 00:29 86°35.47 086°46.42 0.0 47.39 749.29 763.53 380.71
21 18 Dec, 04 - 01:54 87°20.12 086°11.52 2009.8 83.18 830.79 846.71 297.6
22 20 Dec, 04 - 01:13 87°34.19 086°07.06 2138.0 26.2 856.67 872.91 271.4
23 22 Dec, 04 - 01:06 88°00.03 085°58.13 2357.8 48.1 904.25 921.01 223.31
24 24 Dec, 04 - 16:13 89°00.01 085°35.02 2765.3 111.65 1014.99 1032.66 111.66
25 28 Dec, 04 - 02:08 89°48.53 089°05.78 2728.5 90.38 1105.03 1123.04 21.34
26 29 Dec, 04 - 22:07 89°59.99 028°04.95 2812.6 21.34 1126.12 1144.38 0
 
ABBREVIATIONS
DTTDistance traveled total (true)
DTDistance traveled since last update (true)
DTSDistance traveled straight line (as the crow fly)
DTG Distance to go straight line (as the crow fly)
 



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