northofthere, Ernest Shackleton and his team were still shipboard when the ice crushed their ship. Robert Falcon Scott and his team hauled their supplies by manpowered sleds. He died from exhaustion and cold trying to return from the south pole. Douglas Mawson's team hauled in all their equipment and supplies by dogsled. They ate the dogs on their way out. Mawson was the only survivor. The Antarctic was explored for decades before engines that could run in that environment were developed. It takes a lot of energy just to survive there, much less haul possessions.
She probably did, Tim, and shot the video attached to the story as well. And the artist has not updated his site to reflect the reality of this project, so this is the source.
True story: I ran up and down the Cape Hatteras lighthouse dozens of times as a kid, before they moved it and now you have to buy a ticket to walk up. I didn't know it was the tallest in the nation!
Fast-forward to the 21st century: I took my kids, as a single mom, and there is a HEIGHT requirement to walk up. Well, no one could go up unless we all went, and the ticket seller didn't have a measuring stick, so I swore up and down she was tall enough. I think they want to ensure that parents don't have to end up carrying little kids. She RAN part of the way up and never asked to be carried.
I am glad they discontinued the animated background at the site. I considered posting this last week, but the simultaneous movement was too unpleasant.
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Fast-forward to the 21st century: I took my kids, as a single mom, and there is a HEIGHT requirement to walk up. Well, no one could go up unless we all went, and the ticket seller didn't have a measuring stick, so I swore up and down she was tall enough. I think they want to ensure that parents don't have to end up carrying little kids. She RAN part of the way up and never asked to be carried.