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Climate Change Activist Shatters World Record for Fastest Trip to South Pole
2013-12-27 15:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: It`s official--climate change champion Parker Liautaud has completed the fastest-ever unsupported walk from the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole. The 19-year-old is also the youngest person to ever reach the North and South Poles. The 2013 Willis Resilience Expedition--traveled with veteran explorer Doug Stoup to shine a brighter light on climate change advocacy--took 18 days, four hours and 43 minutes. The duo skied about 315 miles for up to 12 hours a day at an average pace of 17.4 miles...
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