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Antarctica, the final frontier
BBC News - Helen Skelton plans South Pole mission
This TV presenter wants to cycle to the south pole. Well if she can do that, then surely its possible by motorbike? |
Possible, well hell yeah if you have the money, anything is possible. For the record, it helps if you're not butt ugly... Skelton has this aspect covered I think :cool4:
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Fuel's very expensive, and so are recovery services.
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But most importantly no Internet access so you can't update the HUBB!!!
I'm ruling it out just because of that. :mchappy: |
On the plus side, the beer would always be cold:)
Sadly (for bikers but happily for conservationists) it's a very tightly controlled place, environmentally and otherwise, managed by a number of countries that are all part of the Antarctic Treaty. Chances of getting a bike in and being allowed to "ride" are slim to none. If you want to ski/walk to the pole, you can plan your own expedition or join a commercial one. I assume that as cycling is human powered that's what makes it allowable. Not sure of the logistics of cycling on the ice cap though, skis and a kite would seem to be the most logical choice to me. |
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4x4s(and a 6 wheel drive) have been to the South Pole.
Check out www.white-desert.com |
Of course because they have permit :thumbup1:
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Cold beers on the patio and parking (of more common transport) at Halley V
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I heard that Slovenian Benka Pulko did it a while back.
But from what I understand, she had the motorbike put ashore, rode around a few minutes, and put it back on the boat. Whether it can be repeated probably depends on the willingness of the tour boat operator who may (I assume) be risking his license by letting a motorcycle go ashore. This topic was covered way back in 2003: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...ntarctica-1852 |
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Shinji Kazama Yamaha Tw200 to the south pole - ADVrider :freezing::freezing::freezing::freezing::freezing: |
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