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Rosie arrives at Pole in 43 days and 20 hrs!
13:38 p.m. EST Jan 13, 2004
Just in from Rosie’s Base Camp:
“Rosie called her husband William earlier this afternoon
1. General status - OK - she has arrived!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Duration of expedition - 43 Days & 20hrs (exact time to be confirmed, but the ARGOS beacon show she arrived shortly after 16.00 GMT)”
2003/2004 Completed South Pole expedition status:
Fiona Thornewill: 42 days – British woman, solo and unsupported to the South Pole starting from Hercules Inlet.
Rosie Stancer: 43 days and 20 hrs - British woman, solo and unsupported to the South Pole starting from Hercules Inlet.
Park Young-seok: 44 days – Unsupported Korean team of 5 that started from Hercules Inlet. Has contested Fiona’s expedition in Korean Times article, "Thornewill, unlike us who started from Hercules Inlet, moved inland about 30 kilometers by plane," Park said. (ExplorersWeb and AdventureStats are looking into the comments right now.)
Existing South Pole, unsupported record - Liv Arnesen’s official 50 day ski from Hercules Inlet in 1994. There is also a yet unconfirmed 44 days statistics from a Korean team.
Image of Rosie courtesy of Rosie Stancer.
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