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(Jon Muir resting halfway up the Zanefeld Glacier, a feeder that spills from the plateau into the top of the Shackleton. Photo: Eric Philips) (Jon in a resting pose. On windy days we would cover ourselves with a Bothy, a wind bivi shelter. Photo: Eric Philips) (Protected from the -30°C, Eric Philips contemplates the journey ahead. ) ( Eric Philips - the first person to ski the world's four largest icecaps. The wind can find any breach in your clothing. Most affected were our noses and cheeks, so we covered them with tape. )
(Fur from naturally-expired animals is commonly used on the rim of the hood. Here it creates a micro-climate which keeps Eric's head and face warm. ) (His head covered in frozen condensation, breath and snot, Jon Muir sports an impressive icicle we called Beakers. Photo: Eric Philips (This image is available as a poster. See the ICETREK products and services page for more details.) ) ( Jon Muir - polar traveller, desert trekker, mountaineer, ocean-kayaker. Photo: Eric Philips) (Peter Hillary. His father, Sir Edmund, drove a tractor to the South Pole in 1958. Photo: Eric Philips)
(From left, Jon Muir, Peter Hillary and Eric Philips, on the Titan Dome. ) (Jon and Eric during a blizzard. ) (From left, Jon Muir, Peter Hillary and Eric Philips stand at the symbolic South Pole after their 84-day, 1425 kilometre trek. )