An American explorer named Colin O’Brady has just made history with the first unsupported and solo crossing of the continent of Antarctica, according to National Geographic. The outlet reports O’Brady skied a stunning 932 miles while pulling a 300-pound sled for 54 days to do it; the GPS tracker on his website shows he reached the finish line just before 1 p.m. EST on December 26.
National Geographic notes the many dangers of skiing across the windiest, coldest, and most remote continent on the planet.
“Deadly crevasses lurk in the ice and marrow-freezing temperatures can quickly drain the life from even the fittest humans,” Aaron Teasdale writes. O’Brady made a final and non-stop 80-mile push after months of enduring, which Teasdale calls “unthinkable.” And how did he do it?
“I don’t know, something overcame me,” O’Brady told the New York Times in a telephone interview. “I just felt locked in for the last 32 hours, like a deep flow state. I didn’t listen to any music — just locked in, like I’m going until I’m done. It was profound, it was beautiful, and it was an amazing way to finish up the project.”
We literally can’t imagine. Take a look at O’Brady’s celebration post below.
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