{"id":70905,"date":"2022-11-18T08:36:22","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T08:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorersweb.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=70905"},"modified":"2022-11-18T01:37:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T01:37:14","slug":"antarctica-2022-the-season-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/antarctica-2022-the-season-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Antarctica 2022: The Season Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For some, the <a href=\"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/antarctica-2022-busiest-season-in-a-decade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antarctic season<\/a> has kicked off. For others, there are still final preparations to complete as they ready to fly out from Punta Arenas to Union Glacier.<\/p>\n<h2>Crossings<\/h2>\n<p>There are three variations of Antarctic crossings this season. So far, no one is attempting a <a href=\"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/crossing-antarctica-how-the-confusion-began-and-where-do-we-go-from-here\/\">full crossing<\/a> of the continent.<\/p>\n<h2>Gareth Andrews and Richard Stephenson<\/h2>\n<p>Australian Gareth Andrews and Kiwi Richard Stephenson have set off from northern Berkner Island, heading to the Ross Ice Shelf via the South Pole. The pair have an impressive 2,023km slog ahead of them.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_70911\" style=\"width: 505px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70911\" class=\" wp-image-70911\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/www.explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/17053857\/best-map.png\" alt=\"A map showing Antarctica.\" width=\"495\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/www.explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/17053857\/best-map.png 573w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/www.explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/17053857\/best-map-300x251.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-70911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The route. Photo:<a href=\"https:\/\/antarctica2023.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Antarctica 2023<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They flew out on November 13, stopping off at the Gould Bay Emperor Penguin camp to drop supplies before landing on Berkner Island. Then, on November 14, they put in a full day of skiing, then set up camp.<\/p>\n<p>The next day, they only managed 10km in deep snow. This was the start of a long uphill grind to the Antarctic plateau. \u201cWe are happy\u2026we knew it would be a slow start,\u201d they wrote in their daily blog post.<\/p>\n<p>The next day they managed 15km despite fresh snow. The weather looks good, with clear skies and light wind.<\/p>\n<h2>Preet Chandi<\/h2>\n<p>Preet Chandi isn\u2019t wasting any time. On November 12, she posted from Punta Arenas. By November 15, she was already geared up and at her start point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s pretty cold at the moment and very windy, a lot colder and windier than when I started last year. But last year I started later in the season, and I know the weather can be more temperamental early on. I can really feel my 120kg pulk. Going quite slow at the moment but I\u2019ll gradually build up my mileage as my pulk gets lighter,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_70909\" style=\"width: 530px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70909\" class=\" wp-image-70909\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/www.explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/17053242\/preet-day-2.jpg\" alt=\"A sled in Antarctica covered in snow.\" width=\"520\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/www.explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/17053242\/preet-day-2.jpg 727w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/www.explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/17053242\/preet-day-2-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/www.explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/17053242\/preet-day-2-700x649.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-70909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Preet Chandi reports colder, windier conditions than last year. Photo: Preet Chandi<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chandi might feel that it has been a slow start, but her tracker shows that she has already knocked off 40km from her 1,600km solo crossing, an impressive start that bodes well.<\/p>\n<h2>Six-person Australian team<\/h2>\n<p>Emily Chapman, Vincent Carlsen, Jack Forbes, Sean Taylor, Kelly Kavanagh, and Tim Geronimo have arrived at Union Glacier. The weather forced a longer-than-expected wait in Punta Arenas, and they are keen to get going. They hope to fly out to their starting point tomorrow.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_70910\" style=\"width: 489px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70910\" class=\" wp-image-70910\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/www.explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/17053408\/packing.jpeg\" alt=\"A hutge number of bags in Punta Arenas.\" width=\"479\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/www.explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/17053408\/packing.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/www.explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/17053408\/packing-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/www.explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/17053408\/packing-525x700.jpeg 525w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/www.explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/17053408\/packing-768x1024.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-70910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A big team requires a lot of gear. Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespiritlivesantarctica.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Spirit Lives Antarctica<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Their route plans have changed somewhat. They will now start from Hercules Inlet rather than the Messner Start. They aim to complete their Hercules Inlet-South Pole-Ross Ice Shelf expedition in around 72 days.<\/p>\n<h2>Hercules Inlet to the South Pole<\/h2>\n<p>Mikko Vermas and Tero Teelahti are still in Punta Arenas making their final preparations. Over the last few days, they have been food shopping and packing their gear for the flight into Union Glacier. This involved dividing 220kg of gear into bags of 25kg or less.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_70908\" style=\"width: 429px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70908\" class=\"wp-image-70908\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/www.explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/17053014\/2022-11-16-mikko.jpg\" alt=\"Mikko Vermas strikes a pose in his ski insulation in a hotel room in Punta Arenas.\" width=\"419\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/www.explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/17053014\/2022-11-16-mikko.jpg 900w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/www.explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/17053014\/2022-11-16-mikko-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/www.explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/17053014\/2022-11-16-mikko-525x700.jpg 525w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/www.explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/17053014\/2022-11-16-mikko-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-70908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mikko Vermas testing out his insulation in Punta Arenas. Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/3poles.fi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tero Teelahti<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Most of the solo skiers are still in Punta Arenas or Union Glacier. Solo skier Mateusz Waligora is in Antarctica and, weather permitting, is due to fly to Hercules Inlet today. Norwegian Hedvig Hjertaker is still in Punta Arenas and Scot Benjamin Weber flew to Union Glacier yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>There are also at least two speed record hopefuls this season, though neither has set off yet. Canadian Caroline Cote and Brit Wendy Searle each hope to break Swede Johanna Davidsson\u2019s time of 38 days and 23 hours from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole. Searle is due to begin her sprint on December 5, and Cote is also likely to wait out the season\u2019s changeable early weather (and soft snow).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_70907\" style=\"width: 517px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70907\" class=\"wp-image-70907 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/www.explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/17052828\/Wendy-Searle.jpg\" alt=\"Wendy Searle covered in snow and ice, wearing skis in near white-out conditions\" width=\"507\" height=\"586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/www.explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/17052828\/Wendy-Searle.jpg 507w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/www.explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/17052828\/Wendy-Searle-260x300.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-70907\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wendy Searle attempted to break the Hercules Inlet to South Pole speed record in 2019, finishing three days behind Davidsson\u2019s 2016 time. Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/shackleton.com\/en-vn\/blogs\/articles\/wendy-searle-she-who-dares\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">She Who Dares<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Guided groups from the Messner Start<\/h2>\n<p>The 10-person team composed of a mixture of British military personnel and civilians, guided by Canadian Devon McDiarmid, is still packing in Punta Arenas.<\/p>\n<p>After five days of delays, the Ousland Explorers team (guide Bengt Rotmo, Laura Andrews, Mike Dawson, and Marthe Brendefur) arrived at Union Glacier on November 16.<\/p>\n<p>Wrapping up the Messner Start guided groups, two Antarctic Logistics &amp; Expeditions (ALE) teams will also set out on the roughly 1,000km route to the Pole. No word yet on their start dates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For some, the Antarctic season has kicked off. For others, there are still final preparations to complete as they ready to fly out from Punta Arenas to Union Glacier. 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