▁Jam ies on ▁( guide ), ▁J ade ▁H ame ister , ▁Paul ▁H ame ister ▁and ▁M ing ▁D ' Ar cy ▁ski ▁a ▁new ▁route ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁P ole ▁from ▁the ▁Ross ▁Ice ▁Sh elf ▁through ▁the ▁Trans ant ar ctic ▁Mountains ▁following ▁the ▁Re edy ▁Gla cier ▁then ▁Kansas ▁Gla cier . ▁The ▁expedition ▁covers ▁ 6 0 5   km ▁in ▁ 3 3 ▁days , ▁setting ▁off ▁ 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁arriv ing ▁ 1 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 – 2 0 1 8 ▁– ▁A str id ▁For hold ▁( N or way ), ▁supported ▁by ▁Jan ▁Sver re ▁S iver ts en , ▁sk ies ▁the ▁longest ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Ro ald ▁Am und sen ▁route ▁from ▁Bay ▁of ▁Wh ales ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁P ole . ▁▁▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁– ▁Col in ▁O ' B rad y ▁( USA ) ▁completed ▁an ▁un supported ▁( no ▁res upp lies ▁or ▁supply ▁dro ps ) ▁solo ▁crossing ▁of ▁Ant arct ica ▁( not ▁including ▁the ▁ice ▁sh el ves ). ▁He ▁started ▁in land ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁R onne ▁Ice ▁Sh elf ▁on ▁ 3 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁South ▁P ole ▁and ▁arrived ▁in land ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁Ross ▁Ice ▁Sh elf ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Louis ▁Rud d ▁(