Pole to Pole
In April of 2001, I was fortunate to be part of a team of incredible women that set out to ski to the geographic North Pole. It was hard, but we made it.
Now, six years later, I will join another team of adventurous women and attempt to ski to the South Pole.
Wish me luck!
-Kathy
posted by Kathy Braegger | 7:17 PM
21 Comments:
Beautiful display of all the classrooms with you! Counting down the days!
Team name..... I'll kep working on it.
seals
Best of luck on your adventure south although it sounds like you're an old pro at doing this and have an experienced team traveling with you.
Looking forward to seeing a snapshot of the BREW Gaming monkey t-shirt from the South Pole... ;-)
Safe travels, Mike Yuen
Good luck, I am as proud as any parent can be.
Love Ya, Pop
To Naomi and her companions - Have a great adventure!
Here is the MapQuest URL for Punta Arenas, Chile, where the team will be meeting up - just select the whole address and paste it into your browser.
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=CL&addtohistory=&city=Punta+Arenas
...Or just go to www.mapquest.com and search for Punta Arenas, Chile.
I visited Punta Arenas some years ago, on a freighter. Had a drink at the "Club de la Union".
Looking forward to following your progress!
N
Wishing Marion and all the team a superb experience and all good luck for a successful trip.
From all her colleagues at the South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust in Middlesbrough and Northallerton.
Come back safely!
Glenys Marriott
One way to follow the team’s progress is to use GOOGLE EARTH.
If you have a PC, go to the Google website and “google” GOOGLE EARTH.
Once there, click on “download EARTH now”. Follow the installation instructions.
Once it’s installed, you can type PUNTA ARENAS, CHILE into the “search” box.
You can also type in (or copy & paste) the following:
90 00' 00" S 45 00' 00" E
….which takes you to the South Pole.
We are hoping the team’s updates to the blog will include daily GPS readings of their coordinates, so we can follow their progress across the ice….
Kathy, You are unbeliveable. The last time I emailed you, you were heading to the north pole! All my love and respect. Your Uncle, Wally
If you've installed GOOGLE EARTH on your computer, you might want to go to this site:
http://www.seaice.dk/polarview/google.s/
It has some interesting and useful information about Antarctica.
N
Wishing you all a wonderful and safe experience - will be keeping an eye on you! Jane
Hoping for good weather and a safe flight to the ice for a splendid journey. Best wishes to Kathy, Jose, Naomi, Marion and Jenny.
All the family are thinking about you.
We're proud of everyone of you.
Jennifer's Dad
Naomi,
My sincerest admiration to all you gals. Hoping you have a great trek and you all come back safe and sound.
Love
Liz Le Poidevin
good luck hope you have
a great experience!
the adventures you v been on are
AMAZING!!!
To Marion and friends,
Good luck with your trek from all your friends in the British Red Cross - I still think you're mad but, as the rain hammered down here this afternoon, the South Pole seemed a reasonable alternative. We're thinking of you!
Ian Temple
Good luck to you all. We will thinking about you while we sit around the fireplace with our Baileys!! Love from the Moreras
Hi Marion
By now you must be well on your way. We're all thinking of you.
Good luck and take care.
Elaine xxxx
Hi Marion
By now you must be well on your way. We're all thinking of you.
Good luck and take care.
Elaine xxxx
www.southpoletrek2007.blogspot.com
Thinking of all of you and sending prayers and good weather your way!
Everyone is wishing ya'll an excellent time! Just another adventure for you!
Hi from spine and sport, they say to keep your nose warm!
alisa
Thoughts and prayers are with all of you!!! Will be sending good vibes to get y'all to Patriot Hills soon! :)
Stay safe. Love ya, Kath.
Coni
GPS coordinates, Patriot Hills Camp and airstrip, S80 18.115 W81 21.011.
Altitude somewhere between 864m and 782m (2834ft and 2566ft) Approximately 1074 kilometers / 667 miles from South Pole.
Kathy and I began skiing when we were children, she kicked behind then. Wow, now what can I say but keep kicking.
Your cousin Brent is following your trek. Good luck!
Kathy...Tricia and Jake remember you in their prayers everynight. We're all proud! Love Ya, Laurie
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