One of us has skied to the South Pole. Solo.The other had never cross-country skied
or been to a polar environment before 2025.
The expedition
In November 2027, Erica Stanford and Ben Weber will set out on a 2,000km crossing of Antarctica, skiing from the northern coast of Berkner Island, via the South Pole, to the Ross Ice Shelf on the other side of the continent, through some of the most extreme but spectacular conditions on Earth.
Along the way, Ben will play 72 Holes South — 72 holes of golf across the continent.
Over up to four months, the team will battle temperatures reaching below -50°C, hurricane-force katabatic winds, and the relentless isolation of the Antarctic plateau. They will haul their supplies across an unbroken expanse of ice. Navigating treacherous crevasse fields, wind-sculpted sastrugi, and brutal high-altitude terrain.
Expedition facts
Polar explorer Ben Weber has skied 1,200km solo to the South Pole, and across Greenland and Canada. Erica Stanford is a keen adventurer, bestselling author and international keynote speaker. Since 2025 Erica has been on multiple training trips to prepare, and both of them are now training hard for their 2,000km Antarctica crossing. They leave the UK in October 2027 and start their crossing in November 2027.
This will be an immense test of endurance, resilience, and determination—a journey across one of the most hostile and awe-inspiring landscapes on Earth.
Who are Ben and Erica?
Ben Weber
Experienced polar explorer Ben skied 1,200km solo to the South Pole in 2022–23, has crossed Greenland by ski, and cycled and skied 2,000km across Canada in winter. His first polar training was on the sea ice at Iqaluit, in Arctic Canada, in 2014. Ben is based in Scotland.
Erica Stanford
Erica is a keen adventurer, endurance athlete, bestselling author and international keynote speaker. She began polar training in 2025, having skied a handful of times as a child and never cross-country, and is now training hard. Erica is based in England.
The route
Our training for our Antarctica crossing so far
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