Email received from Sean yesterday:
‘It’s all going exceptionally well here in the Southern tip of Chile.
Yesterday was the hardest blow of wind I’ve experienced since I was last here. It freakin howled but it seems lady luck may be on our side as far as the timing of flying into the continent is concerned. The […]
Today there will be a team briefing and gear check. The crew will also be able to familiarise themselves around Punta Arenas.
Pics courtesy of Zahid South Pole Expedition. For more pics log onto www.zahidexpedition.com
View of the Andes on the way to Punta Arenas
Getting the […]
Sms just received ‘We are in Punta Arenas – it’s very windy. We are waiting for the others to arrive. The weather is marginal for the passage to Antarctica’.
The plan is to depart Punta Arenas on Saturday and fly for 4 hrs over the continent to Union Glacier. The crew will no doubt want to depart windy Punta Arenas as […]
Sean departed early this morning for his JHB flight to Sao Paulo, then onto Santiago and finally to Punta Arenas – a port town on the edge of the Magellan Straits in southern Chile. On Wednesday Sean will meet all the others on the team as they fly in from various parts of the world.
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It’s the usual last minute scramble to get everything done before Sean leaves tomorrow for the Zahid South Pole expedition. Sean is super excited – he’s been longing to return to Antarctica since summiting Mt Vinson in 1998 on the first South African expedition. Sean is the videographer and photographer on the team.
From Zahid’s website www.zahidexpedition.com – […]
