Expedition – led by D. Maksutov, R. Galkin 1985–1987 – 31st Soviet Antarctic Expedition – led by N. Tyabin, V. Dubovtsev 1986–1988 – 32nd Soviet Antarctic Expedition – led by V. Klokov, V. Vovk 1987 – Iceberg B-9 calves and carries away Little Americas I – III 1987–1989 – 33rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition – led by N.A. Kornilov, Yu.A. Khabarov 1987–1988 – First Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition – St. Kliment Ohridski Base established 1988–1990 – 34th Soviet Antarctic Expedition – led by S.M. Pryamikov, L.V. Bulatov 1988–1989 – South Pole Overland. Patriot Hills to South Pole. First commercial Ski expedition to South Pole. 1200 km, 50 days – led by Martyn Williams 1989–1990 – Antarctic crossing on foot by Reinhold Messner and Arved Fuchs. 2800 km. 92 days 1989–1990 – 1990 International Trans-Antarctica Expedition – led by American Will Steger and Frenchman Jean-Louis Étienne, first un-mechanized crossing – 6,021 km, 220-days 1989–1991 – 35th Soviet Antarctic Expedition – led by V.M. Piguzov 1990 – 1st North Korean Antarctic Expedition 1990 – Snotsicle Traverse Ski expedition – South Pole to Ross Sea inland edge via Scott Glacier. 9 611 km in 35 days– led by Martyn Williams 1990–1991 – 2nd North Korean Antarctic Expedition 1991–1992 – 36th Soviet Antarctic Expedition – led by Lev Savatyugin 1992–1993 – American Women's Antarctic Expedition- AWE. First team of women to ski to the South Pole: Ann Bancroft, Sunniva Sorby, Anne DalVera, Sue Giller- 67 days 1992–1993 – British Polar Plod – led by Ranulph Fiennes with Mike Stroud (physician), first unassisted expedition crossing the continent by ski, (2,173 km in 95 days) 1992–1993 – Erling Kagge (Norway), first unassisted, and first solo expedition to the South Pole by ski, (1,310 km in 53 days) 1992–1993 – Antarctic Environmental Research Expedition – led by Kenji Yoshikawa 1994 – Liv Arnesen (Norway), first unassisted woman to the South Pole by ski, (1,200 km in 50 days) 1994 – Cato Zahl Pedersen (Norway) becomes the first person with no arms to ski to the South Pole (1400 km from Berkner Island), together with Lars Ebbesen and Odd Harald Hauge 1995 – "A Pole at the Poles" – Marek Kamiński solo expedition to the South Pole from Berkner Island (1,400 km in 53 days); 1995–1996 – Bernard Voyer and Thierry Pétry unassisted expedition to the South Pole by ski 1996 – Lake Vostok discovered 1996–1997 – "Solo TransAntarctica" –