Top Tips for Antarctica
A friend emailed me yesterday with a link to NASA's instructions for dealing with psychotic astronauts in space. It turns out there are detailed, written procedures that say the astronaut's crewmates should "bind his wrists and ankles with duct tape, tie him down with a bungee cord and inject him with tranquilizers if necessary".
As long as the duct tape is stored in my sledge and not Tony's, we should be fine.
Also, spotted in the 'travel tips' section of this month's Wanderlust Magazine:
In Antarctica, take a walking pole (or two). Conditions underfoot can be treacherous.
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Ben Saunders is the youngest person to ski solo to the North Pole and holds the record for the longest solo Arctic journey by a Briton.
Tony wrote:
Also take a coat to Antarctica as it can occasionally be chilly too.
March 6 2007 · 12:38 am
Alan M wrote:
I would also make the suggestion that a stout pair of boots or shoes would be preferred item on the kit list. Along with a thermos and woolly pully…
March 6 2007 · 9:11 pm