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Expeditions 7 Completes Bid on South Pole

Three overland vehicles with large tires and roof gear drive through a snowy, mountainous landscape. The lead vehicle is red and displays an American flag. Snow and rugged peaks provide a dramatic backdrop to this overlanding adventure.

The Expeditions 7 team, having already traversed five continents, just completed their most ambitious leg with a successful bid on the South Pole. Leaving from the Russian Novo Station, the team not only made it to the Pole in good time, they were able to push on to the far edge of the continent––and back again. Crossing Antarctica twice required 6,000 km of driving in what is undeniably, the most remote and inhospitable sector of the planet. Congratulations, guys!

 

A large TransAVIAexport Il-76TD cargo aircraft, favored by some overlanding expeditions for remote logistics, is parked on an airport tarmac at night under bright lights, with a group of people standing nearby.

Four overlanders in winter gear stand on snowy ground, holding an Expeditions 7 flag and a U.S. flag beside a striped pole with a silver sphere. Vehicles and various national flags are visible in the background, showcasing their epic overland journey.

Snow-covered mountains rise under a partly cloudy sky, with a wide expanse of ice and snow in the foreground—an ideal setting for the adventurous overlander seeking a remote polar or alpine overlanding experience.

                                                                                      A person wearing sunglasses, a black beanie, and an orange and black winter jacket stands in a snowy, open landscape—an overlander gazing upward with hands in pockets.

 

Christophe Noel is a journalist from Prescott, Arizona. Born into a family of backcountry enthusiasts, Christophe grew up backpacking the mountains and deserts of the American West. An avid cyclist and bikepacker, he also has a passion for motorcycles, travel, food and overlanding.