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A paralyzed man reaches South Pole
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 20 - 01 - 2012


A Nevada man paralyzed in a 2010 snowmobiling accident has reached the South Pole, traveling about 75 miles (120 kilometers) in sub-zero temperatures over two weeks to complete the trip on the 100th anniversary of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott's trek there with the Terra Nova Expedition. Grant Korgan, 33, of Incline Village, used a device called a sit-ski to reach the pole 100 years to the day after the British explorer completed the journey on Jan. 17, 1912. “Although my body has been broken, my spirit never will be. I am unbreakable!” Korgan said in a statement posted on the crew's Web site. Korgan's expedition party included paralympian John Davis, two guides and cinematographers who are shooting for a documentary called “The Push: A South Pole Adventure.” The film is expected to be released later this year. The team trained for a year with various missions in Alaska, Norway, Lake Tahoe and South America. Korgan estimated he'd have to push the Sitski approximately 250,000 times over the course of the trip. The challenge was intended to help raise money for the California-based nonprofit High Fives Foundation, which helps injured winter athletes recover and get back to their sport.

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