Longest polar trek
- Who
- Ben Saunders, Tarka L’Herpiniere
- What
- 2890 kilometre(s)
- Where
- Antarctica
- When
- 07 February 2014
On 7 February 2014, Ben Saunders and Tarka L’Herpiniere (both UK) completed a 2,890-km (1,795-mi) journey to the South Pole and back, on skis and hauling sleds that at the start weighed almost 200 kg (440 lb) apiece. Their epic 105-day trek also made them the first to complete Captain Scott’s Terra Nova Expedition of 1912.