The provenance of the modified Caterpillar Challenger and other machines (pictured) the drivers use to haul cargo as part of the South African Antarctic expeditions is in turn chronicled on the Cat distributor Barloworld Equipment’s website here, It’s not exactly your father’s freight hauling, resembling such even less than that on the North Country’s ice roads, but stay tuned to Walters’ blog: her trek back to the South African mainland in time should surely contain more ice-trucking adventure.
Introducing the ‘ice road truckers’ of the South Pole
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