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In December some Norwegians go south
In December some Norwegians go south, no, not to Canary Islands-
further south! Right now there are several teams of Norwegians skiing towards the South pole. They are celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Amundsen and team's arrival (Dec 14-17, 1911). The one I have been following is the Norwegian Polar Institute 4 man team: Vegard Ulvang, Stein Aasheim, Jan-Gunnar Winther and Harald Dag Jølle. http://sorpolen2011.npolar.no/en/ On Dec 12 they had about 80 km left to go. Altitude 2950 m , temp -30C, snow often like "fish glue" Amundsen's original book (translated into English in 1913) can be found on the net in several places, including this: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3414 A cute postcard I got in Norway: http://www.dermott.ca/ski/sydpolen.png (caricature of stereotypical Norwegians, that's the FRAM in the background) -- David Dermott , Wolfville Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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