edpaffjr.comI’ve been reading up on Ben Saunders today, who is going to attempt to set a new world record for the time it takes him to get from Ward Hunt Island to the Geographic North Pole. The island of origin is one of the northernmost points of land in Canada, and over the next 30 days Ben is going to be traveling solo on skis to the North Pole. He has done it three times before, but this time he wants to break the record of 36 days 22 minutes that was set in 2005 by a guided team using dog sleds and numerous re-supplies. In addition to breaking the record, Ben also wants to do it unsupported, meaning that everything he will need for the trip must be carried with him.
The list of equipment is quite impressive. Among the list of items are electronics that are going to allow him to update his journal along the way. I will definitely be following along over the next month or so and hope that he will reach his goal with no problems. There is an RSS Feed for the journal if you’d like to follow along as well.