Wanaka adventurer Mark Sedon has reached the summit of The Spectre, a prominent 2000m rock spire in the Gothic Mountains in the Antarctic. Mr Sedon achieved the feat alongside expedition teammates Leo Houlding and Jean Burgun, of Britain and France respectively. However, luck was on their side, and after a gruelling ascent, they finally reached the summit around midnight on Thursday last week. They will then begin to make their way back to Union Glacier Camp, where they will return from the Antarctic in late January. To get there, they will need to haul into the wind for 450km, kite 1000km, and haul a further 100km to reach the camp.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 11, 2017 21:33 UTC