An American adventurer has become the first person to complete a solo trek across Antarctica without assistance of any kind.
Thirty three-year-old Colin O’Brady took 54 days to complete the nearly 1600 kilometer crossing of the frozen continent from north to south.
Day 54: FINISH LINE!!! I did it! The Impossible First ✅. 32 hours and 30 minutes after leaving my last camp early Christmas morning, I covered the remaining ~80 miles in one continuous… https://t.co/NzhfdHHy16
— Colin O’Brady (@colinobrady) December 26, 2018
His journey was tracked by GPS, and live updates of the trip were provided daily on his website.
In 1996-97, a Norwegian polar explorer, Borge Ousland, made the first solo crossing of Antarctica but he was wind-aided by kites on his voyage.
