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Antarctica 2011: Emergency Evacuation From Weber Team

One Antarctic team had a scary moment over the weekend when one of the members of the squad had to be evacuated from the ice. The story is a sobering reminder of the fact that even in the 21st century, the frozen continent can be a harsh and unforgiving place.

Kathy Braegger, who is part of Richard Weber's expedition, was airlifted back to Punta Arenas after falling ill while out on the ice. She is reportedly getting plenty of medical attention and is doing well, but wasn't in any condition to continue on with her teammates, who were understandably upset that she was forced to abandoned the journey. 

Video: Harrowing Mountain Bike Crash

I came across this video at Adventure Journal earlier today and thought that while it was incredibly scary it was also worth sharing. The crash that you see in the video took place during the Victorian Downhill State Series of races that are held in Australia, and while it looks brutal, we're told that the person involved in the accident was not injured. When you watch the footage however, you'll see that if that is true, they were extremely lucky.

Steve Casamiro, who is the editor of Adventure Journal, wrote a nice piece with this video that I think many of us will find very fitting. It's called "Finding Lessons in a Nasty Mountain Bike Crash," and you can read it here. As Steve notes in the story, we've all been where this rider was, on a trail we probably have no business riding on, a bit out of control in part because of the nasty conditions, and then holding on for dear life. Most of us don't end up in a crash like this one, thankfully, but when we do have our crashes, where ever they may come, the important thing is to get back up, learn from our mistakes, get better and move on. Hopefully that is what happened here.

Bungie Jumping Into The Abyss

Bungie jumping has never been all that high on my "to-do" list, and bungie jumping into a pitch dark cave seems even scarier. But that's exactly what this group of crazies did when the set up a jump in an abandoned gold mine in the Czech Republic and then filmed their little adventure to share with the rest of us.

The sensation of falling is always a bit unnerving. What must it feel like when you're free falling into the abyss?

Antarctica 2011: Weather Improves For Most

While those of us in the U.S. took a few days off from work to give thanks for all the good things going on in our lives, the Antarctic explorers pressed on with their expeditions amidst a host of on going challenges.

One of those explorers who is happy to be underway at last is Felicity Aston. After waiting out a ten day delay, Felicity arrived in the Antarctica more than a week ago, only to have further delays due to mechanical problems with the plane. On Friday she was transported to her starting point on the Ross Ice Shelf, and started the first leg of her journey, which will see her traverse the continent via the South Pole, ending at Hercules Inlet. Aston has been sending regular tweets from the ice, keeping us all well informed of her progress, and so far it seems that she has been doing very well. Aside from a rough day with high winds, the expedition has gone about as well as can be expected in these early stages.

Dixie Dansercoer and Sam Deltour seem delighted with their choice of restarting the expedition. They've been back out on the ice for a week now, and have already started to cover some excellent distances thanks to strong winds and their kite skis. The pair took yesterday off to recharge the batteries on their equipment as well as their own personal energy reserves, but they're back on the trail today, covering 76.7 km (47.5 miles). Thats a far cry from the early days of the expedition, when they struggled just to get a few kilometers each day.

Cas and Jonesy have also elected to take a rest day today in an attempt to let their bodies recover. The Aussies have been out on the ice for 29 days already, and while progress was initially quite slow, they have now enjoyed some better days and he pace has picked up appreciably. Both men are feeling plenty of aches in their achilles tendons and toes due to the physically demanding cross-country skiing that they've been enduring over the past several weeks, and they've also developed an uncomfortable, and downright painful, rash as well. They are also keenly aware of the clock ticking against them, as the Antarctic season will end on January 24th, and while that seems like a long way off yet, they do have to still reach the Pole and make the return trip to Hercules.

Mark Wood has now been underway on his North South Solo Expedition for a week, and progress has been steady and sure, despite a variety of conditions that have worked against him. Mark did face a scary moment yesterday when the bindings on one of his skis broke while he was moving. A broken binding can be a massive problem for skiers headed to the South Pole, and he knew that the future of his expedition was in jeopardy, but fortunately Mark was able to use his multi-tools to fix the problem, and he was able to continue on today. Hopefully this fix was a good one, as it would be a shame if he had to battle equipment issues all the way to the Pole.

Conditions have improved for the Scott-Amundsen Centenary Race teams, who were battling whiteouts and high winds last week. The past few days have been much better however, and both squads are covering better distances, although perhaps taking a page right out of history, the Amundsen team seems to be a bit faster. If things continue like this, they'll be the first to the Pole, as they currently have just 444 nautical miles to go, while the Scott team still has 538 nmi to cover.

Finally, the South Pole 1911-2011 team are enjoying fine weather and as a result, they actually skipped a planned rest day yesterday to take advantage of the conditions. They're continuing to steam on towards the South Pole via Amundsen's route, and have approximately 542km (336 miles) remaining.

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