How does hygiene works when being on route for 31 days with 9 other men and your not allowed to throw your stuff just out the window?Well, you shouldn't throw it out the window anyway but in Antarctica it's even more strict. The hygiene/ garbage question is the best question you can ask to this guys because they have a really smart solution and they are proud of it! So I tell you how they do it: instead of carrying 100s of gallons excrement with them they burn everything to ash on board! Ok enough about that...
Their trucks are really cool, too!
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| CAT trucks of the traverse |
Terry Billings was really nice in showing us around!
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| Traverse captain Terry Billings explaining the luxury on board of the traverse "camper" |
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| The main reason for the traverse: delivering fuel to South Pole. Altogether they brought more than 51 000 gallons fuel to the Pole, about 190 000 litre! |
The main reason why they did what they did is not only because they love the adventure but mostly because they transport fuel and get paid for this. It is twice as efficient as bringing fuel in via air planes. The traverse convoy has a ratio of 1:1 (1 gallon spent for 1 gallon bringing to Pole) whereas the air route is worse with 2:1 . That's why they do it!
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| Two trucks and the living and bath rooms in the back. |
They will live Pole next week to drive out to AGAP to dig out tons of stuff that researchers left there some decades ago.
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