20-01-2001 : The World's Least Hospitable Place? For a week now the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station has been the setting for a surprising, exiting and not least pleasant end of the Danish South Pole Expedition. While Kristian and Gregers are still awaiting to be flown out from the South Pole, the people in the Amundsen-Scott research station have proved to be most hospitable in that spot of the world which from its climate is characterised as being the most inhospitable. When Kristian and Gregers were first invited into the station, they were allowed - after a medical check up - to communicate with the world outside by way of the doctors email. After that they had a most needed shower and were given clean clothes, which probably made them feel in the seventh heaven, but the hospitality did not end here. Instead of having to stay out-of-doors in their tent until take off, the two South Pole travellers have been allowed to stay at the station and perform odd jobs, such as putting price labels on variuos garments in the station shop. Besides there is free admission to the station canteen, where they can eat anything they like. And in between they are offered beer and have a chat here and there at the station. On Thursday the met the Norwegian South Pole Traveller Liv Arnesen, who some years ago walked on skis to the pole, and who again is travelling this year, together with the American Ann Bancroft. Theese two ironwomen are crossing the Antarctica from coast to coast by means of ski sails, and stopped at the station to give a visiting lecture. The next day the set sail again and drove at the pace of the wind from the South Pole over the ice and snow. - See link to the Arnesen-Bancroft expedition on the website. Expected take off from the South Pole for Kristian and Gregers? Weather and ANI permitting, then perhaps in a few days, after the arrival of some other expedition, and ANI is arranging a combined transport from the South Pole to Patriot Hills, and from there to Punta Arenas in Chile. Only after that can Kristian and Gregers start on an almost two-day-long flight via Santiago and Frankfurt to Copenhagen.

12-02-2001

THE DANISH SOUTH POLE EXPEDITION ON DR TV

12-02-2001

LECTURE TOUR AND PUBLICATION OF BOOK ON THE EXPEDITION

21-01-2001

THE RETURN JOURNEY HAS STARTED

20-01-2001

THE WORLD'S LEAST HOSPITABLE PLACE?

17-01-2001

ASKING FOR FINE WEATHER IN THREE LOCATIONS

17-01-2001

NEW PHOTOS FROM THE SOUTH POLE ON THE WEBSITE

13-01-2001

DANISH SOUTH POLE EXP. HAS REACHED THEIR GOAL

12-01-2001

ANTARCTIC WEATHER CONDUCTING THE FINAL

11-01-2001

A GOOD DAY WITH 31 DEGREES CELSIUS BELOW ZERO

07-01-2001

SUPREME DANISH ACHIEVEMENT IN THE ANTARCTICA

03-01-2001

CRITICAL LOSS OF DOWN JACKET AND EQUIPMENT

31-12-2000

CELEBRATING NEW YEAR'S DAY BY RESTING

31-12-2000

FORCED TO A DETOUR ROUND AREA WITH DEEP CREVASSES

27-12-2000

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS ABOVE THE 86TH LATITUDE

23-12-2000

CURRY CHICKEN AND BISCUIT CAKE FOR CHRISTMAS

20-12-2000

A LITTLE DEJECTION, MINOR INJURIES AND SOUR SOCKS

18-12-2000

NO MAIL FOR EIGHT DAYS

14-12-2000

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