No-one has ever driven across Antarctica with 4x4s. It’s the ultimate offroad adventure.

Our goal is to drive 4200km 4x4s right across Antarctica, taking in the South Pole on the way. It will be a battle of vehicles against extreme conditions. And it starts in November

Our goal

The route

Antarctica is the world’s least explored continent. We will drive through areas where nobody has ever been before.

Start: NovoThe 4x4s start driving from one of the most remote areas in the world, Queen Maud Land. The routewill pass through theSouth Pole and continuedown to McMurdo Station.

End: McMurdo Station The 4x4s will reach Antarctica’s largest station after 3-5 weeks of incredible driving. The expedition has to climbover the Transantarcticmountainrange to reach thestation.

The 4x4s must survive extreme conditions in one of the most inhospitable places on earth:Temperatures could plunge as low as -40ºC. Catabatic winds are known to blow up to 300km/hour. The air is thinner on Antarctica. It will feellike beeing on an elevation of 2000 – 4000 m

The lives of the team depend on the quality of the 4x4s and on our Antarctic-proof equipment. We also rely on good team work and calmness under incredible pressure.

Conditions

Equipment

We need equipment which is the best of the best. Our special 4x4 vehicles have been rigorously tested on different glaciers in Iceland.

Halti Inc have spent over 18 months designing special clothes, tents, backpacks and sleeping bags that was used on Antarctica last season 2006

Our team come from Iceland, Finland, Russia and New Zealand. Five members hasattended other expeditionson Antarctica before.

Every member of the team has been selected for their experience in extreme conditions.

They have already survived extraordinary adventures. They are experts with their own tasks to fulfil.

The Team

The team includes:• Sigmundur Saemundsson – Driver/mechanic• Freyr – Driver/mechanic• Mika Listala - Driver/mechanic• Iiro Kakko – Navigation/gear• Mikko Nikkinen – Photographer/communic.• Heikki Karinen - Doctor • Peter Hillary - Marketing/finance• Alexander Borodin - Marketing/finance• Jón Olafur – Driver/Expedition leader• Patrick Degerman – Logistics/finance

Consultants include: • Mika Kalakoski / Finnarp • Tomas Kallberg / Swedarp • Victor Serov / ALCI

4x4s Trans Antarctica is a big media story. People want to know if it’s really possible to drive to the South Pole and right across Antarctica?

Film, photographs and a book will capture the excitement and the challenge, as well as glimpses of areas never seen before.

Our team includes a TV crew, a journalist and photographer.

They will record and share the details of a unique adventure in the most extreme conditions.

The material willbe used after theexpedition on fairs,lectures, media etc.

Media

The ultimate offroad adventure starts in November .

How can you be part of it?

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