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Polar Tractor Train Proved Superior at South Pole
Sir Edmund Hillary reported tractor convoys to the South Pole are feasible and practical for short trips, though dog teams remain useful. Hillary and his New Zealand party faced sastrugi and dwindling fuel on the final dash, traveling about 1300 miles since leaving New Zealand, with plans to rejoin Dr Vivian Fuchs guiding the British party advancing from the opposite side.
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Rennie Taylor
South Pole
Sir Edmund Hillary
Hillary
Hind
South Fole
U.S
Mt. Everest
Sastrugi
New Zealand
Scott
Pee Fe
McMurdo Sound
Hilary
Scntt
Vivian Fuchs
Fuchs
Pole