ner ▁Island ▁( 1 , 4 0 0   km ▁in ▁ 5 3 ▁days ); ▁▁ 1 9 9 5 – 1 9 9 6 ▁– ▁Bernard ▁Vo yer ▁and ▁Th ier ry ▁P é try ▁un ass isted ▁expedition ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁P ole ▁by ▁ski ▁▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁– ▁Lake ▁V ost ok ▁discovered ▁▁ 1 9 9 6 – 1 9 9 7 ▁– ▁" S olo ▁Trans Ant arct ica " ▁– ▁Mare k ▁K ami ński ▁attempted ▁solo ▁crossing ▁of ▁Ant arct ica ▁( 1 , 4 5 0   km ); ▁ 1 9 9 6 – 1 9 9 7 ▁– ▁B ør ge ▁O us land ▁( N or way ) ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁travel ▁across ▁Ant arct ica ▁solo . ▁The ▁crossing ▁went ▁from ▁coast ▁to ▁coast , ▁from ▁Ber k ner ▁Island ▁to ▁the ▁Ross ▁Sea , ▁and ▁was ▁un supported ▁( without ▁res upp lies ). ▁He ▁used ▁a ▁k ite ▁as ▁tra ction ▁for ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁expedition . ▁ 6 3 ▁days , ▁ 3 , 0 0 0   km ▁▁ 1 9 9 7 – 1 9 9 8 ▁– ▁Peter ▁T res eder , ▁Keith ▁Williams ▁& ▁Ian ▁Brown ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁Austral ians ▁to ▁ski ▁un supported ▁( no ▁sail ) ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁Geographic ▁P ole , ▁ 1 3 1 7   km ▁in ▁ 5 9 ▁days ▁from ▁Ber k ner ▁Island , ▁ 2 Nov - 3 1 Dec