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Briton and Norwegian launch solo race to South Pole
Roger Mear of Britain and Borge Ousland of Norway begin a roughly 1680 mile 100 day ski trek from Berkner Island toward the South Pole and McMurdo. Both seek solo unaided crossing with sleds and tents in minus 40 conditions, with Ousland aiming to extend North Pole records.
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South Pole
Oslo
Norway
Antarctic
Roger Mear
Britain
Borge Ousland
Mear
Ousland
North Pole
Greenland
Roald Amundsen
Robert Scott
Scott
Hans
Christian Erlandsen
Berkner Island
Weddell Sea
Erlandsen
U.S. McMurdo Base