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About Robert swan theory

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Robert Charles Swan,OBE,FRGS(born 28 July 1956) is the first person to walk to bothPoles.[1]He was born on 28 July 1956 inDurham, England and attendedAysgarth Schooland thenSedbergh School(1969–1974) before completing a BA degree inAncient History(1976–1979) atSt Chad's College,Durham University. He is currently an advocate for the protection ofAntarcticaandrenewable energy. Swan is also thefounderof 2041, a company which is dedicated to the preservation of theAntarctic[2]and the author withGil ReavillofAntarctica 2041: My Quest to Save the Earth's Last Wilderness.[3]"In the Footsteps of Scott" (1984–1987)Southern Questset sail on 3 November 1984 to travel the 14,842 nautical miles (27,487 km) toAntarctica. The expedition stopped over inLyttelton, New Zealandto meet Bill Burton, who at 96 years old was the last surviving member of Scott's expedition in 1912. Swan's initialAntarcticexpedition was thus officially dubbed "In the Footsteps of Scott". Upon arrival on thefrozen continent, Swan and his team spent theAntarcticwinter at the 'Jack Hayward' base with colleagues John Tolson and Dr. Michael Stroud. When the winter had passed, Swan, Roger Mear and Gareth Wood set out to walk 900 miles (1,400 km) to theSouth Pole. They arrived at theSouth Poleon 11 January 1986, after 70 days without the aid of anyradio communicationsor back-up support and having hauled 350 lb (160 kg) sledges. Swan's team had achieved the longest unassisted march ever made in history. Once at the pole, they received the bad news that their ship,Southern Quest, had been crushed by pack ice and had sunk, just minutes before they arrived. There wasmuch criticism of the adventure from the scientists working inAntarcticaas time and money had to be spent in flying some of the party back out toNew Zealand. However, Swan returned in 1987 with a ship to collect the rest of the team at 'Jack Hayward' base and to remove all traces of his expedition, i.e., rubbish and remaining stores.