South Pole Race 2011 / 2012 Centenary Race
100 years on from Scott and Amundsen’s epic duel, the centenary race to the South Pole is the toughest endurance race on the planet. Starting from the frozen coastline of Novo, up to 51 competitors will race to be the first to the pole, negotiating multiple crevasses, crossing snow bridges, and rising to 3000m on the high polar plateau on the way. With katabatic winds up to 80mph, temperatures as low as -40C, and the threat of blinding snowstorms, this is the ultimate extreme endurance race set in the stunning landscape of one of the coldest, driest, and highest deserts on the planet.
Race distance: 704km
Calendar of dates: Race 15th December 2011–mid February 2012 / Training; Norway 22nd – 29th January 2011
