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ANI climbers for Antarctica's highest volcano, Sidley, have left Union Glacier January 15th. Among them is solo and independent Russian climber, Olga Rumyantsev, who is on a quest to climb the Seven Volcanic Summits in one year.

Olga Rumyantsev for the Seven highest Volcanoes on the Seven Continents in 1 year

Smartphones are about to become the new expedition communicators.

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The skiers are covering less mile per day and Aaron Linsdau and Richard Parks are contemplating their journeys, "I thought I was ready for this", " This is bloody tough".

Antarctic ski wrap: "I thought I was ready for this"

The sastrugi were sometimes higher than him and he couldn't see them, says Roland, the first German solo South Pole skier; this was very frustrating and time consuming, costing him his Antarctic crossing.

ExWeb interview with Roland Krueger at the South Pole, "I even had to crawl at times"

In 2012 the Arctic ice reached a record minimum and a storm has already broken up the up the ice in its first phase of freezing, which put the ski route from the coast of Canada to the Geographic North Pole (90°N) in danger.

2013 North Pole skiers thwarted by 2012 record minimum sea ice

Roland Krueger became the first German to ski solo to the South Pole.

German skier Roland Krueger at the South Pole

The first core of transparent white bubble-rich lake ice, 2 meters long, was obtained on January 10 at a depth of 3,406 meters.

Russians obtained first lake ice sample at Vostok

Hannah reached the South Pole the sixth time, starting from a coastal point. Huge and dense sastrugi fields cause major challenges and skiers are in pain.

South Pole ski wrap-up: Hannah McKeand and Eero Oura at the Pole

Vinson 4 teams reported good summit weather and Vinson 5 teams are ready to depart in Punta Arenas.

Mount Vinson wrap-up: Amputees on Vinson

To get to the col on the new route, Leo Holding and his team were climbing loose and hollow flakes on crumbly rock in ice filled cracks only to find the col was barely big enough to stand on let alone camp.

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The team set off on their last leg to the frozen continent on January 7th.

Winter South Pole crossing: Ranulph Fiennes and ship set sail from South Africa to Antarctica

2013 is kicking off with a bang. Nanga Parbat climbers have checked in. BP team is announced. Lonnie is in Talkeetna. Antarctica sounds a picturesque big wall climb; a Seven Summits world record; and a SP bike turned back north.

2013 kickstart: Pakistan and Alaska winter climbs on their marks, Antarctica highlights

The story of Gasherbrum I's first winter ascent is forever intertwined with the history of ExplorersWeb.

Best of ExplorersWeb 2012 Awards Winner: Gasherbrum I First Winter Ascent

He was the dark horse in a celebrity packed anniversary season.

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All skiers have hit the ice and all is calm this Christmas at Antarctica. Update Dec 25: ExWeb's Correne Coetzer called from Vinson BC with news that she, along with ANI, climbers from 7-Summits Club and Mountaintrip, summited the peak on December 24.

White Christmas at Antarctica UPDATE

Between 1898 and 1902 Norwegian Otto Sverdrup led the 2nd Fram Expedition, which mapped over 150,000 km2 of what is today the northernmost part of Canada. Four international adventurers are following in Sverdrup's footsteps next year.

ExWeb interview with John Huston, celebrating Otto Sverdrup and the 2nd Fram expedition

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