Ben and Tarka arrived home in the UK today and gave a press conference. Here's just one indication of the stress of the journey. > Ben 'The blog was a lifeline in a way,the lack of mental stimulus was incredibly difficult.The mental challenge far outweighed…
First, Ben Saunders, on completing the Scott Expedition > "With each step, try to reach a bit further forward than you think you can" - @polarben [https://twitter.com/polarben] #inspiration [https://twitter.com/search?q=%23inspiration&src=hash] #QuoteOfTheDay [https://twitter.com/search?q=%23QuoteOfTheDay&…
Between eight and nine local time, last night. I don't think I've watched anything so keenly since the moon landing. > 1.15am GMT: @polarben [https://twitter.com/polarben] & Tarka officially complete their world-record breaking journey to S. Pole & back following in footsteps of…
Two days away from completing Scott's route in Antarctica, Ben and Tarka are struggling with exhaustion and a harsh climate. Ben writes [http://scottexpedition.com/blog/closer-to-home-closer-to-home] > Objectively, we're both in no doubt that our extreme physical fatigue is dragging our emotional states down, but…
The bio shows that Ben's considerable achievements have earned a spot on the TED program this year—March 20 at 5:00. > In 2004, Ben Saunders became the youngest person ever to ski solo to the North Pole. In 2013, he set out on another record-breaking expedition,…
It's been hard for me to follow the Scott Expedition without recalling that Felicity Aston became the first woman to ski across Antarctica alone [http://www.kasperskyonetransantarcticexpedition.com] two years ago. Just found something I wrote at the time. > Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole 100 years…
but right on time with its thought, this poem shared at The Writer’s Almanac [http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/index.php?date=2014/01/17] yesterday perectly expresses a thought I've often considered—New Year's celebrates the passage of time. > Let other mornings honor the…
Ben and Tarka made it to the South Pole last week, and their blog reveals why they were happy to come upon it at night and to spend no time there: it's not exactly a desolate or romantic place [http://scottexpedition.com/blog/a-big-day-out]. > In short, I&…