Episode 7: The quest to be first
World records are what bring people to Antarctica. When Colin O’Brady claimed an ‘Impossible First’ skiing solo across Antarctica, it exposed cracks in the club-like polar explorer community.
Thomas Bywater looks into what a world first mean to polar explorers - and how far would they go to chase them?
With thanks to Fiann Paul, Colin O’Brady and Mark Jones
For more on this series, head to nzherald.co.nz/detour
Thomas Bywater looks into what a world first mean to polar explorers - and how far would they go to chase them?
With thanks to Fiann Paul, Colin O’Brady and Mark Jones
For more on this series, head to nzherald.co.nz/detour
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