Anyone here Going to the South Pole?

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Russians to skydive at South Pole
MOSCOW. Dec 2 (Interfax) - A group of Russian parachutists plans to skydive at the South Pole from a hot-air balloon, for the first time in Russia's history.

"A hot-air balloon will rise in the Antarctic from December 7 to 22, from which the parachute jumpers will skydive at the South Pole," a member of the Russian Antarctic expedition told Interfax on Monday.

The expedition, led by well-known parachute jumper Alexander Begak, will thus mark the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg.

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Two guys from my DZ did a tandem at the south pole in 1997. They jumped at the north pole the next year. http://home.online.no/~trjacob/english/

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Thanks BI, Interesting Page, -50c is just way
too cool for me. Ha. The challenges of launching a hotair balloon at those temps must be formidable.
I would think the canopies would tear also. Look forward to seeing their results.

Steve