What Was In Rudd’s 130KG Pulk? (Shackleton)
“I’ve spent enough time in Antarctica to know what an extremely remarkable thing Capt. Rudd has achieved. To have crossed the continent alone without assistance or support of any kind in the time of 56 days without a single day’s rest is nothing short of astonishing - a true testament to Lou’s mental and physical endurance. Capt. Rudd is an inspiration to us all, I believe his name will go down in polar history.”
On November 3rd, 2018, a Twin Otter ski plane left Lou Rudd alone on the far-reaching expanse of the Ronne Ice Shelf. Lou stood at the heart of what he later called a ‘deafening silence’, faced at once with the reality of his undertaking – a solo, unsupported and unassisted traverse of the planet’s coldest continent. Soon he’d be stepping forward into wind chill as low as -30C, facing whiteout days wrapped in coiling blizzards and a seemingly interminable dose of isolation and pain. 56 days later he would emerge on the Ross Ice Shelf as the first Briton in history to complete the journey and the only person to have crossed the continent twice…
Photo // Dirt & Glory
