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Sunday, January 17, 2010

Historical Journey: 7 Women Ski to the South Pole

South Pole ... 1: South Geographic Pole, 2: So...
South Pole ... 1: South Geographic Pole, 2: South Magnetic Pole (2007), 3: South Geomagnetic Pole, 4: South Pole of Inaccessibility (Photo credit: Wikipedia)




From Denny: Here's something people don't do every day: take a 560 mile freezing journey in subzero temperatures for 38 days. Seven women, all from different walks of life, skiied together in Antarctica down to the South Pole on a journey of a life time.

Can you believe it that over 800 women applied to become part of this historic journey of the Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition? This international expedition of women was initiated to highlight just how much modern women can do.