In January 2014, Daniel Burton pedaled a bicycle across Antarctica on an expedition intended to inspire others to “get out and ride.” Burton’s trip to the South Pole was the ultimate example of this — an…
This year brought a new landmark in both fat biking and Antarctic exploration with not just one, but three successful cycling expeditions from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole. Each one was achieved in…
After nearly seven weeks out on the frozen plains of Antarctica, cyclists Juan Menendez Granados and Daniel Burton are both fewer than a hundred miles from the South Pole. As an enthusiastic observer, it’s been…
On the day after Christmas, 35-year-old British endurance cyclist Maria Leijerstam became the first person to cycle from the Antarctic Coast to the South Pole. Using a specially designed recumbent tricycle and starting at a…
This year’s Antarctic season is gearing up to be an entertaining one for cycling enthusiasts, with three adventurers planning separate solo expeditions in an effort to become the first person to take a bicycle (or…
Starting this month, three ambitious expeditions will attempt to set new records on the white continent — a speed record to the South Pole, a bicycle ride to the South Pole, and the longest unsupported…
In the past few weeks, at least two individuals and one team of two have announced intentions to ride a bicycle from the Hercules Inlet to the South Pole during the 2013-14 season. Daniel Burton…
The round-trip, solo, unsupported journey from land to the North Pole and back has been described as “the last great challenge left to man” — one of the few large expeditions on Earth that has yet…
It’s the greatest survival story in modern history — Sir Ernest Shackleton’s 1914 voyage to the Antarctic with the doomed ship Endurance. Just one day’s sail from the continent, the Endurance became trapped in sea ice.…
Antarctic cyclist Eric Larsen took advantage of a brief break in the coastal fog to fly into Hercules Inlet on Thursday, completing the last leg of a long journey just to begin his ride toward…