Click to expand. Starting positions for Rosie, Fiona and Hannah. Fiona's and Hannah's position as confirmed by Argos. The Hill is the Nunantaks. Skiing East of the Nunataks (upwards in image) is not done due to heavy crevassing.
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Popular re-run: Hercules Inlet start point – leaving from where exactly?
Posted: Nov 11, 2009 01:46 am EST
(ThePoles.com) Weather permitting the first skiers will fly to Antarctica on 12 November. This season there are three start points to the South Pole, the “classic” start from Hercules Inlet, the somewhat shorter route from the Ronne-Filchner Ice Shelf and the longer route from Berkner Island.
Regarding the Hercules Inlet start - it has a permanent ice cap and even though some expeditions report signs of a tidal cracks (lines where the land rises above the ice), these are often erased by whiteout, snowfall etc.
Most expeditions grabbing the 15 min flight from Patriot Hill to the coast therefore make good with a general “drop me at Hercules” instruction to the Pilots - with the rule of thumb among the polar community being, “anywhere North of the 80th degree is valid."
Click here for more information about the Hercules Inlet Start Point.
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