PUTRAJAYA: National triathlete, Shahrom Abdullah has successfully completed his expedition across the South Pole at 4.30am today (Malaysian time 5.30am).
He completed the expedition, called “South Pole All The Way Expedition 2015”, organised by the Seven Continents Exploration Club (KE7B) in just 37 days and four hours, about 20 days earlier than expected.
In a statement earlier, KE7B club advisor Datuk Akmar Hisham Mohd Yusof said Sharom left for Messner in the Antarctica last Nov 17 on a 60-day mission across the South Pole on ski over 1,000 kilometres from Messner Inlet to the zero degree point.
“Shahrom completed the expedition after skiing as far as 890 km from Messner Inlet to the zero degree point,” he said, adding that the success proved that Malaysians are capable of attaining world-class achievements.
He added that Sharom’s success has already been relayed to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.