Climbing Antarctica’s Unexplored Mountains | National Geographic

this is one of the most challenging

this is one of the most challenging environments for a climber you can visit

environments for a climber you can visit

environments for a climber you can visit anywhere on planet Earth

big part of the game is approaching

big part of the game is approaching these unclimbed unexplored mountains and

these unclimbed unexplored mountains and

these unclimbed unexplored mountains and and looking for the coolest way to get

and looking for the coolest way to get

and looking for the coolest way to get to the top that for us as climbers is

to the top that for us as climbers is

to the top that for us as climbers is the path we spent a week ski touring

the path we spent a week ski touring

the path we spent a week ski touring around looking you know with binoculars

around looking you know with binoculars

around looking you know with binoculars at every mountain within striking

at every mountain within striking

at every mountain within striking distance of us and this is without a

distance of us and this is without a

distance of us and this is without a doubt the proudest line we found the

doubt the proudest line we found the

doubt the proudest line we found the environment is so hostile you die up

environment is so hostile you die up

environment is so hostile you die up here in a matter of hours without the

here in a matter of hours without the

here in a matter of hours without the right gear and the right expertise this

right gear and the right expertise this

right gear and the right expertise this is like the SWAT team special weapons

is like the SWAT team special weapons

is like the SWAT team special weapons and tactics this is an eight climene or

and tactics this is an eight climene or

and tactics this is an eight climene or free climbing or speed climbing this is

free climbing or speed climbing this is

free climbing or speed climbing this is just like whatever it takes climbing

just like whatever it takes climbing

just like whatever it takes climbing it’ll be spicy for sure every day we

it’ll be spicy for sure every day we

it’ll be spicy for sure every day we wake up

wake up

wake up we don’t know what we’re gonna be able

we don’t know what we’re gonna be able

we don’t know what we’re gonna be able to do safely

you definitely have to work for

you definitely have to work for everything in Antarctica nothing is a

everything in Antarctica nothing is a

everything in Antarctica nothing is a given you have to earn it

given you have to earn it

given you have to earn it unpredictability it’s about you know the

unpredictability it’s about you know the

unpredictability it’s about you know the unknown

hundreds of mountains that are unclimbed

hundreds of mountains that are unclimbed it’s like being an astronaut going up

it’s like being an astronaut going up

it’s like being an astronaut going up there going into outer space you need to

there going into outer space you need to

there going into outer space you need to have a survival suit on you need to be

have a survival suit on you need to be

have a survival suit on you need to be prepared for everything as a

prepared for everything as a

prepared for everything as a counterbalance to that extreme

counterbalance to that extreme

counterbalance to that extreme consequence and severity is just these

consequence and severity is just these

consequence and severity is just these moments of surreal otherworldly beauty

moments of surreal otherworldly beauty

moments of surreal otherworldly beauty [Music]