You may start from one of the following bases. Travel will be in a straight line. Each starting point will pose different problems to overcome. Check out the likely terrain before buying supplies. Calculate approximately how many days it will take your team and plan accordingly. Good luck and may the best team win!!!
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| New Zealand Scott Base Halley, U.K. Mawson, Australia Russkaya, Russia |
820 miles to pole 970 miles to pole 1565 miles to the pole 1045 miles to the pole |
16 miles per day 19 miles per day 30 miles per day 20 miles per day |
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Each person must purchase their own supplies. You may not go over budget nor over weight. Be creative in selecting supplies. Think as a group and spread the weight around. Remember survival considerations and other conditions you are likely to encounter on the trip. You do not have to spend all your money or max out your weight.
Your group will be given a daily challenge to overcome. You must explain the situation as you see it, weigh the possible consequences, and come up with a solution. The group must work together to solve the problem, but select one person to write the response that will be given to your teacher that day. A different person should write the group response each day. Assign a number to each member of your group. At certain points along the trip, you will be asked to select a number at random. Fate will intervene and something will happen to that person or persons.