Earlier this year I reconnected with a friend that I met through another friend who was dating him at the time. I didn't keep in touch with him when they broke up, because it didn't seem appropriate. Several years later we connected quite innocently through Facebook. He is an explorer----among other things. It was then that he gave me the link to his website detailing his latest exploration. He is currently on a quest to become the first American to cross the South Pole unaided and unassisted! It will be his second attempt. A documentary is currently being made about him during this journey as he races teams from 2 other countries.

You can visit his website and sign up for audio dispatches of his journey. You will also see a map showing his location as travels. Each day there is an email entry and an audio entry. Later he hopes to be able to upload photos and/or video. For now there are some technical difficulties that are getting in the way of that.

What a terrific learning opportunity for my children (and for yours).
Please visit his website and read more about the attempt here. It truly is amazing to be a part of something like this. You can view Todd's photos from his 2007 attempt (with a guide) here.We are rooting for you Todd Carmichael!