Ghost skier update

February 23, 2015 Expeditions | Polar Exploration | Poles

Martin Szwed’s Diary and outdated South Pole markers
(Newsdesk) The polar community as well as the the German climbing community react on German Martin Szwed’s South Pole speed ski record claims.

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