Alone to the South Pole
Alene til Sydpolen
Early in 1993, Norwegian adventurer Erling Kagge became the first person to ski alone to the South Pole. Many previous expeditions had reached the South Pole before him, but he was the first to cross the Antarctica entirely on his own, without support by others. Pulling a heavy sled containing provisions for 60 days and a small tent, Kagge covered a total of 1.310 kilometres. His menu was the same every day: lard, oats, mashed potatoes, raisins, dried meat and chocolate. This half-hour film is based on Kagge's own amateur video recordings during his lonely journey. It is a personal testimony of physical and mental hardship in the midst of the windswept wastes of Antarctica.