The Ice Challenger Expedition was an expedition to the geographic South Pole. The expedition's six man team used a six wheel drive vehicle to cover about 1,000 miles.

Not to be confused with the Ice Challenger expedition to traverse the ice floes in the Bering Strait

Bering Strait

The Bering Strait , known to natives as Imakpik, is a sea strait between Cape Dezhnev, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, the easternmost point of the Asian continent and Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, USA, the westernmost point of the North American continent, with latitude of about 65°40'N,...

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Expedition Details

In 2005 a team of six people took part in the Ice Challenger Expedition. Travelling in a specially designed six wheel drive vehicle, the team completed the journey from the Antarctic

Antarctic

The Antarctic is the region around the Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole. The Antarctic comprises the continent of Antarctica and the ice shelves, waters and island territories in the Southern Ocean situated south of the Antarctic Convergence...

 coast at Patriot Hills to the geographic South Pole

South Pole

The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth and lies on the opposite side of the Earth from the North Pole...

 in an incredible 69 hours. In doing so they easily beat the previous record of 24 days. They arrived at the South Pole on 12 December 2005.
The team members on that expedition were Andrew Regan

Andrew Regan

Andrew Regan is a British-born polar explorer and entrepreneur. He is the chief executive officer of Corvus Capital, an investment company.-Personal life:...

, Jason De Carteret

Jason De Carteret

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, Andrew Moon, Richard Griffiths, Gunnar Egilsson and Andrew Miles.
The expedition hoped to show that wheeled transport on the continent is not only possible but also more practical. It was also aimed at increasing awareness about global warming.

Future Expeditions

A second expedition led by Andrew Regan and Andrew Moon is planned to depart in November 2010. The Moon-Regan Trans Antarctic Expedition will this time traverse the entire continent, using 2 six wheel drive vehicles and a Bio-Inspired Ice Vehicle. The team intends to use the expedition to raise awareness about the global environmental importance of the Antarctic region and to show that bio-fuel can be a viable and environmentally friendly option.