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Antarctic Adventurers Conquer Titan Dome

Aired January 25, 2001 - 10:43 a.m. ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Now it's that time of the week where we go ahead and check on the progress of the Antarctic adventurers Anne Bancroft and Liv Arnesen. They are the two women trying to cross Antarctica on foot.

Today they are struggling up the Titan Dome. That is a barrier between the South Pole and the Shackleton Glacier.

I was able to talk with Anne and Liv by phone yesterday afternoon about the challenge of making it up and over that dome.

Here's our conversation.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

ANNE BANCROFT: We're right now at about just under 10,000 feet, and the dome sits -- it feels like about a thousand feet more, in breathing. So it's -- at least -- is really a struggle.

KAGAN: So as I understand it, this is the hardest and the coldest part of your journey?

BANCROFT: Yes, you know, it's totally living up to its reputation. We had talked with other explorers who have been in this region. We have read, you know, the earlier accounts of Amundsen and Scott, 1911, and they all saw the -- the deep snow and struggles with it and coupled that with the altitude. And this is -- it's not a surprise, but you know, you watched us sail away from the pole, and so our hopes got a bit carried away there as well. We thought, well, maybe we'll move along through this area faster than we anticipated and it's -- it, of course, turned around, and we're back to our old struggle.

KAGAN: It's taking its time. When you get past Titan Dome, what's waiting for you after that?

BANCROFT: Well, we're trying to work our way to what's known as the Shackleton Glacier, and we're thrilled to be headed in that direction. As you know, Shackleton was one of the earlier explorers that inspired us when we were young girls both in Norway and the U.S. And to go down the glacier that is known for him, is named for him, is really exciting for us.

We'll also be starting to see mountains after we leave this region, and that will signify sort of, you know, a nearing to an end. It's still a long way to go along the Ross Ice Shelf. But to see rock after all of this ice and snow for 70-some days will be extremely thrilling for two climbers.

KAGAN: One thing that's been thrilling for us, since you went to the South Pole, we've been able to see some new images of your journey as you make it along the way. And I have to ask you a question about one them. We have a picture of you, and actually, also of Liv, but specifically of you inside of the tent that you're using, and there's writing on the side of the tent on the inside. What is that?

BANCROFT: Well, every night, we take our position, and that lets us know where exactly we are on the globe and on Antarctica, as well as tells us how many miles we've made that day, so we can report to you. And we've just taken to the habit of writing the positions on the wall, and as we sit in our sleeping bags at night -- and you've talked a lot about the 24 hours of sunlight -- we can just gaze up at our progress or our lack of progress and either stew or celebrate. So those are our positions.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

KAGAN: And if you want to hear more about Ann and Liv, you can go ahead and track their progress online at yourexpedition.com, get details on their mission, and if you like, you can send them a personal message. And once again, CNN's the only place that Ann Bancroft and Liv Arnesen are calling in on a regular basis. They call on every Monday and Wednesday afternoon at 2:45 p.m. Eastern, and then we replay those conversations for you the following morning here on MORNING NEWS.

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