Jonny Huntington has passed Theil’s Corner, one of two key navigational bearing changes he will make on his world first expedition to the South Pole.
Jonny is undertaking the 911km expedition with a significant lack of mobility and control down his left-hand side, following a stroke in 2014, and if successful will be the first ever disabled person to ski solo and unsupported to the South Pole.
Theil’s Corner is over one third of the distance to the pole and is where Jonny stopped tracking alongside the Theil Mountain range and turned straight for the pole.
So far the disabled adventurer has battled freezing arctic temperatures, and the blistering 24-hour sunlight; huge ice formations called sastrugi, and soft snow making progress challenging.
“I am taking a bit of a rest day tomorrow, but I am on to the next leg, which is about 275km’s to the next waypoint,” said Jonny, who arrived at Theil’s Corner 20 days into his expedition.
“I have a bit of going to get there, but it will be absolutely fine. I am feeling decent and even had some music on earlier this morning and was really getting in the groove, so I’m all good and looking forward to a bit of a rest tomorrow and hitting the rest of this journey.”
Through his expedition, Jonny will be raising money for four charities including the Invictus Games Foundation, Armed Forces Para-Snowsport Team, Team Forces and The Adaptive Grand Slam Foundation. To donate, visit https://givestar.io/gs/south-pole-solo-expedition
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