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mission | team | outline | risks | Shackleton expedition

Outline

April 2001: Arctic Training Trip
Destination: North Pole
Purpose: Training Expedition
· Team building
· Establish Research Protocols
· Test gear/communications

July 2002: Greenland
· Test computer and power resources
· Conduct diabetes and altitude research
· Unclimbed, unmapped peaks

November 2002: Patriot Hills, Antarctica (Nov. 17, 2002: on ice)
Point of Origin: Hercules Inlet
Destination: South Pole

January 2003: 88 degrees from the South Pole
Destination: South Pole
Participants: Mike Cross and Dr. Bret Goodpaster arrive for final leg and re-supply
Arrival Time: Approximately January 7, 2003

January 2003: the South Pole
Destination: South Pole
Participants: Will Cross, Jerry Peterson, Mike Cross and Bret Goodpaster arrive at the South Pole.
Arrival Time: Approximately January 17, 2003