# Skiing Solo

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Skiing Solo to The South Pole (yeah, seriously) with Jacob "Valhalla" Myers

My friend is about to do something insane! Jacob is attempting to become the youngest person in HISTORY to ski solo to The South Pole. Join us for this conversation about running 100s of miles through the mountains, living on a glacier, setting world records, planting trees in Austrialia, and muc…

Mollie Hughes - 29, Youngest woman to ski from Hercules Inlet in Western Antarctica to the South Pole.

In 2019 Mollie set off on her most ambitious expedition to date, skiing solo from the coast of Antarctica to the Geographic South Pole. 29-year-old adventurer and motivational speaker, who was born in Devon and lives in Edinburgh, started her world record attempt at 1.40 pm (Chilean time / 4.40 pm …

Erling Kagge and Ben Saunders - How to Be a Polar Explorer

Two of the greatest living adventurers meet Hannah MacInnes to reflect on what motivates their journeys across the polar ice. Bringing together two record-breaking polar explorers –Norwegian Erling Kagge and his British counterpart Ben Saunders – this podcast offers a profound and illuminating med…

EXPLORER: Wendy Searle

Send us a text Fancy feeling inspired? Listen to today's episode with polar expedition leader Wendy Searle, a mother of four who decided to train and take on the feat of skiing solo from the coastline of Antarctica to the South Pole, unsupported. And she did it! Listen to her story and her journey …

Ben Saunders: Extreme Polar Explorer

Ben Saunders is one of the world's leading polar explorers, and a record-breaking long-distance skier who has covered more than 4,300 miles on foot in the Polar Region. His accomplishments include skiing solo to both the North and South poles, and leading The Scott Expedition, the longest human-pow…

#78 with Hannah Mckeand: South Pole Solo Explorer and WORLD RECORD HOLDER

Hannah set the world speed record for skiing solo and unsupported to the South Pole in December 2006, a record she held for four years. Hannah completed the 690 mile (1110 km) journey in 39 days, 9 hours and 33 minutes. She has completed six expeditions to the South Pole and over 6000 miles (9656 k…

27 Avalanche Deaths in Only 29-Days in the USA... Why Did the US Just See Its Deadliest Avalanche Cycle of All-Time?

Mark Staples - Director of the Utah Avalanche Center "27 Avalanche Deaths in Only 29-Days in the USA... Why Did the US Just See Its Deadliest Avalanche Cycle of All-Time?" Episode #16 of The SnowBrains Podcast  *** This is another podcast that's gonna a little different. The USA just…

Randall Osterhuber - Winter Survival Instructor, Search & Rescue Badass, Snow Scientist, Avalanche Forecaster, Mountain Guide

Randall Osterhuber - Winter Survival Instructor, Search & Rescue Badass, Snow Scientist, Avalanche Forecaster, Mountain Guide - | Brought to you by Alta Ski Area “He was almost naked…He had very little clothes on… Frozen to the snow surface… Right when we skied up I thought for sure this guy w…

46 | Close Calls While Skiing Solo On Denali w/ AMGA Guide Alex Mitchko

As mountain athletes it's easy to get consumed by our objectives and our drive to continuously improve and get stronger can be draining. It can make us forget that one of the most meaningful parts of the mountains is the people we meet on the way, the bonds we form and the experiences shared. In th…