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The heartbreaking 2016 Antarctic crossing of Henry Worsley, who came within 126 miles of his goal, recently returned to media attention. Eight hundred miles into his solo journey, Worsley was stopped by deadly infection.
He’d led two earlier expeditions across the continent, succeeding on routes attempted by Shackleton, Scott, and Amundsen. Worsley’s third trip—his first crossing alone—ended in emergency evacuation.
Just hours after reading about Worsley’s valiant attempt, I happened upon a book by athlete Colin O’Brady, who claims to have been the first to ski across Antarctica without aid of any kind. Although many adventurers don’t consider O’Brady’s feat to have been unassisted, he is acknowledged as having made a crossing. He did it in record time by logging twelve-hour days, two hours longer than he thought he’d have to push.
(The actual honor of being first to make a solo, unassisted crossing of Antarctica is held by the Norwegian explorer Børge Ousland, who completed it in December 2011.)
I found O’Brady’s book The 12-Hour Walk stocked at the local copy store, among other personal-improvement favorites. While waiting for my print job to finish, I scanned the cover and blurbs and learned this:
Colin created The 12-Hour Walk for you so that you can overcome your limiting beliefs and cultivate a Possible Mindset™ that will empower you to step into your best life.
—The Twelve-Hour Walk
Thanks for sharing your illuminating journey with us. Carry on!
Awesome to be on it with you, Ms. B. Thanks!
Inspiring, as always! Thank you for the push.
Good to hear! Thanks for reading, Kat, you who inspire so much yourself.
Thank you for reminding me that we can dig a little deeper into our spirit and move forward through whatever our challenges are. Twelve hours of silence in such a lovely landscape with so many memories coming to mind sounds very sweet. Thank you for sharing Becca❤️
Your own deep journey now is huge, dear Cindy! Thanks for sharing yours as well. xo
Love this 12h walk idea. Might have to try it myself! Very mentally regenerative
Hi Sarah, yes! The mental challenge is such a huge part of this long walk. You could circumnavigate (in part) your island! xo Becca
The manageable-goal-setting strategy in not new. What is, however, is this idea of setting a goal that could be manageable, but might not be. And then, forging ahead, regardless. Another example of your wisdom and courage, Becca. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks for your kind comment, Monica! Forging ahead, with love for our characters. xo Becca
Walk and say hi to people ! So many ear buds and so little connection ! Wave! Smile! Oh, yeah, cackle at crows too!
Danny! No one can walk as you can walk, earbuds out, all in! Enjoy Lake W when you do your 12-hour. Can’t wait to hear how it goes . . .