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Challenge itinerary
Days 1-3
Punta Arenas, Chile, a city steeped in polar and maritime history and the start point of the challenge. Days 1-2 will be spent doing gear checks and safety briefings. Flight to Antarctica will be on day 3, landing at Union Glacier on its unique and breathtaking runway.
Climb Mount Vinson
The highest peak in Antarctica and one of the coveted Seven Summits - it rises 16,050 feet above sea level.
Mount Vinson was first summitted in 1966.
DAYS 4-12
DAYS 4-5
Vinson Base Camp
DAY 6
Base Camp to Low Camp
DAY 7
Low Camp to High Camp
DAYS 8-9
High Camp to Summit
DAYS 10-12
Descent and return to Union Glacier
Expedition preparation at Union Glacier
Days 13-15
Fly to 89* South and begin expedition
Day 16
The ski to the South Pole begins with being dropped off in a DC-3 Basler at 89* South. The plane will then leave and it will be just Waddie and the team pulling all their gear across the ice, towards the southernmost point of the earth.
Ski to the South Pole
Days 17-22
Waddie will experience true isolation and the other-worldly beauty of the polar plateau as he enters into expedition routines, camping out each night, void of sunsets, on a white desert that stretches as far as the eye can see. It will involve pushing himself to his limits.
Arrive at the South Pole
Day 23
Following in the footsteps of the greatest explorers in history and joining a small group of people who have ever achieved this feat, Waddie will reach reach the South Pole.
Return to Union Glacier
Day 24
After a celebration of his achievement with a night stay at the South Pole, Waddie will return on the next flight back to Union Glacier - mission accomplished.
Fly back to Punta Arenas
Days 25-26
Waddie's journey finishes with a return flight from Union Glacier to Punta Arenas, from where he'll make his journey home.
On 14th December 1911, Norwegian great Roald Amundsen was the first person to reach the South Pole. Since this moment, over 100 years ago, very few people have had the pleasure of skiing to the bottom of the earth.
