Photo. Rune
Gjeldnes is resting
after he broke the record for the world`s longest solo expedition. © SEAL
Adventure ANS & Rune Gjeldnes:
Extreme Planet - Seal .
This is the latest report from Rune (source: his website: Extreme Planet - Seal). Here you can
hear his voice reports too.
The next record is 821 kilometres further North, at 3800
kilometres. The longest ski expedition in distance is held by the Norwegian
explorers Sønneland and Bae.
If Rune is able to keep his current daily distances the world record is
only 5 to 6 days ahead.
Stein Morten Lund, 4
January 2006
Additional information
Ousland skied 2845
kilometres across Antarctica alone and unsupported in 1996 - 97. At the time,
the longest ski expedition in distance was covered.
The current record is held by Eirik Sønneland and Rolf
Bae, who skied 3800 kilometres across Antarctica in 2000 - 2001. One of Runes
goals is to break this record during his expedition! Now his is as mentioned
above just few days ahead.
On his expedition, the Longest March, Rune reached the
Geographical South Pole the 20th December 2005 at 12.46 GMT. At
this time Rune covered 2200 kilometres alone and without re supplies during
his 45 days in Antarctica. This is his first expedition to the South
Pole.
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