To The South Pole By Bike

buzzdecafe writes "Doug Stroup is attempting to ride his bike to the South Pole. Follow his progress here: Iceaxe.tv or read the article about him on Wired, including a pic of the bike. He's pulling over 100 pounds of supplies on a sled behind the bike--as well as carrying his own waste. Why bike to the South Pole? Hell, why not? Riding a bike in subzero temperatures in constant danger of losing your life sure beats my job."

Comments

Bike to the south pole?

[moc.tfosorcimgllib]

This guy is kind of a wuss, isn't he?

I mean, if *I* were going to bike to the south pole, I would at least start from home instead of antartica.
Why not just say: "Guy plans on biking 50 miles in sub-zero temps, hopes no to die". This would have been kick-ass if would have risked mexico, panama, the amazon, just to come close to biking in sub-zero temperatures.

Let me guess...

[Deagol]

...this guys funds this excursion by harrassing people for two dollars, right?

Dumb and...

[Bob Vila's Hammer]

I keep remembering the bike trek made by Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne. As I read the passage about this man carting his own waste through the tundra, I can only imagine his toil being not unlike Lloyd and Harry's when they first arrived in bitter Colorado. In their disquieted and inimitable words I find the response: "Just go man, just go."