AMUNDSEN OMEGA 3 SOUTH POLE RACE

Competitors taking part in crevasse training in Austria

The competitors in the Amundsen Omega 3 South Pole Race will be taking part in crevasse training in Austria at the end of the week in preparation for their race across Antarctica.

About the Race

In December 2008 almost 100 years after Scott and Amundsens historic race, international teams will race over 400 miles to the Geographic South Pole in the Amundsen Omega 3 South Pole Race.

What is The Amundsen Omega 3 South Pole Race?

"People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things."
- Edmund Hillary

The Amundsen Omega 3 South Pole Race, to the far end of the earth, will be the first race to the South Pole since Scott and Amundsen’s historic race nearly 100 years ago. Roald Amundsen arrived on Dec. 1911, Robert Scott on Jan. 17 1912.

After almost two weeks of intensive Polar Training in Antarctica coving approximately 100 nautical miles, teams of 3 will set off across the Antarctic Plateau to race 430 nautical miles across the largest ice cap in the world to the Geographic South Pole.

The racers will face constant challenges throughout their journey: surving in temperatures as low as -50C, navigating and skiing while pulling a 70Kg. pulk (sled), climbing up to 9300 ft. to the South Pole and through everything working together as a team.

The South Pole Race, to the far end of the earth, will be the first race to the South Pole since Scott and Amundsen’s historic race nearly 100 years ago. Roald Amundsen arrived on Dec. 1911, Robert Scott on Jan. 17 1912.

The Amundsen Omega 3 South Pole Race promises to be an awe-inspiring event. All competitors will receive extensive and first rate logistical, safety, media and administrational support provided by South Pole Race.

Amundsen Omega 3 South Pole Race is more than just a race. It is the journey of a lifetime. This is an opportunity to live your dreams and push beyond the limits of your imagination

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