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American man first to solo across Antarctica unaided

Related Topics: Continent, Colin O'Brady, Oregon

An Oregon man became the first person to traverse Antarctica alone without any assistance on Wednesday, trekking across the polar continent in an epic 54-day journey that was previously deemed impossible.

Colin O’Brady, of Portland, finished the bone-chilling, 930-mile journey as friends, family and fans tracked the endurance athlete’s progress in real time online.

Day 54: FINISH LINE!!! I did it! The Impossible First u2705. 32 hours and 30 minutes after leaving my last camp early Christmas morning, I covered the remaining ~80 miles in one continuous… https://t.co/NzhfdHHy16

— Colin O'Brady (@colinobrady) December 26, 2018

"I did it!