North Pole Attempt Aborted
April 30, 2008
David Vale and his North Pole Expedition partner, Graham Walters, have aborted their bids at making it to the North Pole.
The two started out on April 21st with hopes of achieving the magnetic North Pole. The two of them were participating in the North Pole Challenge. a race to the North Pole.
Vale and Walters, pulling 110 lb sledges often faced temperatures on -31 degrees in their attempt. After pulling the sledges over a span of 110 miles and hindered by broken equipment and frostbite, the team decided to give it up.
Daivid Vale is 65 years old. Him and his partner’s team were called the “Silver Foxes’ attributing a bit to their age. The duo did cross over 1/3 of the total distance to the North Pole before calling it quits.
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Written by Jason A. Hendricks · Filed Under North Pole |
