Colliard Reaches South Pole, Breaks Speed Record » Explorersweb – GWC Mag

France’s Vincent Colliard has reached the South Pole, breaking the speed record from Hercules Inlet.

Colliard covered the 1,130km in 22 days, 6 hours and 8 minutes. He bested Norwegian Christian Eide’s 2011 time of 24 days, 1 hour, and 13 minutes by a little under two days.

Unlike some Antarctic speed records, which may be classified as the least slow in a very limited pool of competitors, Eide’s effort has long been considered exceptional. Over the years, others had tried to best it, but conditions had not been favorable.

Colliard averaged just over 50km per day.