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Message started by Action Lad on Jun 21^st, 2017, 10:55pm

Title: Can Anyone Solve this Dilemma?
Post by Action Lad on Jun 21^st, 2017, 10:55pm

Remember how Maria Leijerstam succeeded as the first woman on an HPV to get to the South Pole, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Leijerstam ),
...and how it was on ICE's specially made fat-tired trike?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WleEhiHec7o

Just tonight, I was watching To Tell the Truth, and this guy, Daniel Burton was on as the first person to get to the South Pole. He used a fatbike:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Burton

Can anyone resolve this?

Title: Re: Can Anyone Solve this Dilemma?
Post by reever on Jun 21^st, 2017, 11:46pm

My guess is that they took different routes. It is confusing.

Title: Re: Can Anyone Solve this Dilemma?
Post by catroad254 on Jun 22^nd, 2017, 5:29am

Maria was the first on a HPV. Daniel was first on a two wheel bicycle.

Title: Re: Can Anyone Solve this Dilemma?
Post by Action Lad on Jun 22^nd, 2017, 7:34pm

catroad254 wrote:

Maria was the first on a HPV. Daniel was first on a two wheel bicycle.

They were both on HPVs, (Human Powered Vehicles). Maria on a recumbent trike, Daniel on an upright bike.

Title: Re: Can Anyone Solve this Dilemma?
Post by Mdicke on Jun 22^nd, 2017, 8:49pm

It could be that she started inland and was then trucked further inland before starting on the trike, where as Daniel started at the cost and rode the entire distance from his starting point.

Another difference is the distinction between bike and HPV. Some people do not see it as two slices from the same pie.

And the distinction between bicycle and tricycle.

At the end of the day they both accomplished a significant expedition in extremely harsh conditions that most people could begin to imagine. Extreme adventurers are a completely different breed.