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Last week we brought the news that the Antarctic expedition season as officially underway when the first flight out of Punta Arenas, Chile to the Union Glacier camp on the frozen continent took place. On that flight was American Colin O'Brady and presumably British polar explorer Lou Rudd . I say presumably because Rudd was known to be in Punta Arenas prior to the flight and like O'Brady he is making an attempt at a solo, unassisted traverse of the Antarctic. So far, we haven't heard a word from Rudd, but O'Brady had been updating his progress on social media and is now underway at last. After arriving at Union Glacier, O'Brady had to wait a few days before being flown out to his starting point on the Ronne Ice Shelf. Poor weather conditions at the landing zone prevented his Twin Otters aircraft from delivering him to the launching point. But it didn't take long for conditions to improve and over the weekend he was dropped off at long last and he began his lon...

Most of the major expeditions and adventurous endeavors that we follow here at The Adventure Blog rarely get coverage from mainstream outlets, that is unless something goes majorly wrong. But, Colin O'Brady's attempt to ski solo and unsupported across the Antarctic has garnered him a bit of publicity beyond the usual adventure/expedition news sites. In this case, it comes in the form of a profile that was published at Popular Mechanics a few days back, giving readers a bit of insight into what O'Brady faces as he prepares to set out on his 70+ day journey across the frozen continent.  The article does a fairly good job of giving readers the low down of what O'Brady is about to try to accomplish and the challenges that lie ahead. It shares a brief mention of Henry Worsley, who perished attempting the same journey back in 2016, and shares a passing reference to Ben Saunders' abandoned attempt last year. But, the article also makes it sound that skiing to the South P...