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Old 4th Jan 2015, 20:15
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never count on help at the south pole.
ask jon johanson about his experiences.
if it wasn't for shiela he would have died in the ice.
...with lots watching.
He would not have died. He might have had to leave his aircraft behind.

He was either ignorant or arrogant. He was refused permission to go to the South Pole but turned up anyway, then bleated about not getting any help. They didn't want him there as they were not equipped to deal with a mishap were one to occur nor did they have any fuel they could supply to him. After this little episode I lost respect for the guy.
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