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It's said to be the first official wedding in Antarctic territory claimed by the U.K. They took photos outside in 15 degree temperatures after the ceremony, and then zipped away in a sno-cat vehicle.
It was four Tucker Sno-Cat machines that helped English explorer Vivian Fuchs and his 12-man party make the first 2,158-mile overland crossing of Antarctica in 1957-58.
It’s best known for outfitting the first overland crossing of the Antarctic in 1957. ... The most popular personal Sno-Cat is Tucker’s 2000Xtra Lite, an entry-level rig that starts at $125,000.
Tucker’s Sno-Cat has its own place in the annals of history, as well: one of the original Tucker Sno-Cat 743s from Sir Vivian Fuchs’s 2,158-mile 1958 Trans-Antarctic expedition, a journey that ...
Twelve years ago, Hansen bought a 1976 Tucker Sno-Cat for $18,500 in already refurbished condition. He just sold it so he could upgrade to a $48,000 2001 Tucker-Terra Sno-Cat 2000.
The sun was shining low in the north and the weather (10° F.) was balmy for Antarctica when Britain's Dr. Vivian E. Fuchs and his band of tractor-borne scientists paraded into Scott Station on ...
Homard, in tribute to his home turf, named his Antarctic Sno-Cat “County of Kent”, and he is immortalised in the name of a peak in the Antarctic Shackleton Range: the 3,900ft Mount Homard.