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BBC: Crossing Antarctica Alone
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Norwegian Borge Ousland, 33, shown in this undated photo, at the South Pole.
In January 1997, Norwegian polar explorer Borge Ousland became the first known person to cross Antarctica alone. It took him more than two months. He spoke to the BBC’s Louise Hidalgo about the highs and lows of his dramatic journey.
