Explorers reach Antarctica's Pole of Inaccessibility on foot

A team of British and Canadian explorers endured seven weeks of howling winds and subzero temperatures to become the first expedition to reach the geographic center of Antarctica on foot.

Dragging 120-kilogram sleds, the team traveled more than 1,700 kilometers on foot or by kite ski to reach Antarctica's Pole of Inaccessibility the furthest point from any ocean on January 19, according to a statement on the expedition's Web site.

More than 3,725 meters above sea level, the Pole of Inaccessibility was first visited in 1958 by Soviet explorers who reached the remote outpost in convoy of snow vehicles.