EWR Announce ‘Double Traverse’ of Antarctica

Tony Martin, CEO of ultra-endurance pioneers Extreme World Races, has announced an extraordinary challenge – to complete a pioneering 7000km return crossing of the entire length of Antarctica by specially adapted Toyota Hilux AT6x6 truck, including Captain Scott’s infamous route..

Never before attempted, EWR will be commemorating Captain Scott’s centenary year by faithfully following the iconic explorer’s route via the Beardmore Glacier, before making the return journey – a distance of nearly 3500km each way. To mark this event, EWR will also be organising a ski race to the South Pole and creating a foundation base on the edge of Antarctica for young students and scientists.

EWR, at the forefront of advances in polar exploration since 2003, have developed a revolutionary fleet of Toyota Hilux AT4x4 and AT6x6 vehicles in partnership with Arctic Trucks Iceland. Introduced by EWR in 2009, these incredible vehicles have been painstakingly designed and tested to offer the ultimate balance of the most extreme performance with the minimum environmental impact.

As a result, EWR have been responsible for providing logistics on major projects including the legendary Top Gear Polar Challenge and BBC’s On Thin Ice Series with Ben Fogle and James Cracknell and EWR’s polar expertise and infrastructure is now world-renowned.

Now with world-beating fuel efficiency, higher load capacity and improved towing ability, plus extra-large deck for carrying support teams and the extensive equipment required for survival in these conditions, the new AT6x6 is the ultimate off-roader and the only vehicle capable of performing to this level in this harshest of tests.

Tony Martin, CEO and Founder of Extreme World Races; ‘since 2003, we have been developing our network of Hilux vehicles to provide safe, efficient, and environmentally sensitive exploration in Antarctica. EWR are the only operation with the infrastructure to be able to attempt this route and it will be both an honour and the realization of a personal dream of mine, to be able to attempt the famed double traverse on the Centenary of Captain Scott’s journey.’

With temperatures of -50 degrees, winds of 80 mph and deadly crevasses up to a kilometre deep, this is one of the most dangerous places on the planet. Immortalised by Captain Scott’s epic and ultimately tragic expedition 100 years ago, Antarctica remains one of the world’s last great wildernesses and this treacherous journey will push the boundaries of polar exploration to its very limits.

Tags: Antarctica | Tony Martin | Captain Scott | Arctic Trucks

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