Ray, Kevin, and Richard flew from Patriot Hills to Hercules Inlet late Thursday afternoon. The twenty minute flight had been scheduled earlier in the day, but was delayed due to poor weather. They camped out for the night and were planning on Replica Omega 2269.52 Seamaster 300m Chronograph Watch starting the expedition to the South Pole today at 6AM (EST). The Hercules Inlet is on the edge of the Ronne Ice Shelf, a massive expanse of floating ice 500 feet thick and hundreds of miles long.
The trip will be mostly uphill as they gain 10,000 feet in elevation before reaching the pole. If they achieve their goal of 35 days, they should finish on January 8th.--Micah CrattyOutside Online is tracking the progress of adventurers Ray Zahab,Richard Replica Omega 1365.75 Constellation Watch Weber, and Kevin Vallely as they try and break the record forthe quickest unsupported, unassisted expedition to the South Pole.Check back for daily updates and click on Polar Adventure to see all the posts.
Were getting ready to launch the new Outside dog blog, The Dog Shouter, which will give you tips on raising a calm, dependable adventure dog. To help, weve enlisted one of the best working dog trainers around, Mike Stewart of Wildrose Kennels, in Oxford, Mississippi. Mike trains labs (British labs, specifically, but more on that later) to hunt Replica Omega 3815.70.36 Speedmaster Watch waterfowl and upland game birds. His dog Drake is the current mascot for the conservation organization Ducks Unlimited.
