Aaron Linsdau Explained

Aaron Linsdau
Birth Date:1973
Birth Place:Jackson, Wyoming, U.S.
Occupation:Polar explorer, speaker, author, photographer, educator
Known For:Polar Exploration

Aaron Linsdau (born 1973) is an American adventurer living in Jackson, Wyoming. He is known for the longest solo expedition from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole,[1] his book Antarctic Tears, his winter trek across the Greenland tundra, and his three ski expeditions across Yellowstone National Park in winter.[2]

Early life and education

Linsdau was born 1973 in Jackson, Wyoming. Linsdau grew up in San Ysidro.[3] He is an Eagle Scout.[4]

Career

In 2013 Linsdau traveled alone to the South Pole on skis.[5] [6] He took along 70 pounds of butter for energy, but it turned rancid from exposure to the sun in the last two weeks.[7] Illness delayed him,[8] and his trip to the pole took 80 days.[9]

Linsdau speaks professionally about his experiences, teaching audiences how to build resilience to overcome adversity in the most trying conditions.[10] [2]

Books

Adventure Expedition One, co-authored with Dr. Terry M. Williams, is a how-to manual for first-time explorers and adventurers. The objective of the guide is to teach safe preparation and travel techniques for expeditions.

In Antarctic Tears, Linsdau recounts a solo unsupported journey to and back the South Pole. On November 1, 2012, Aaron Linsdau set out to ski unsupported to the South Pole and back from Hercules Inlet.

In Lost at Windy Corner, Aaron Linsdau attempted a solo climb of Denali in 2016. He documented the experience of what climbing one of the seven summits alone was like.

Linsdau wrote a series of guidebooks for the Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 crossing the United States. The guides focus on the following states and locations: Jackson Hole, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina.

Linsdau is publishing the series of guidebooks for the Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 crossing the United States from Texas to Maine.[11]

Documentary

A documentary about Linsdau's expedition was released titled Antarctic Tears - Determination, Adversity, and the Pursuit of a Dream at the Bottom of the World.

Works

Awards

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adventure Statistics. https://web.archive.org/web/20020325010848/http://www.adventurestats.com/index.shtml#polar . usurped . March 25, 2002 .
  2. Web site: Aaron Linsdau . Sastrugi Press . 2022-05-02.
  3. News: Sampite-Montecalvo . Allison . January 23, 2014 . South Bay Eagle Scout treks Antarctica . San Diego Union-Tribune.
  4. News: Eagle Scout Arrives at South Pole . Boys' Life.
  5. http://www.outsideonline.com/1905441/expedition-watch-solo-and-unsupported-ski-south-pole-and-back "Expedition Watch: A Solo and Unsupported Ski to the South Pole and Back"
  6. http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/valley/columnists/small-worlds-come-together-at-living-center/article_fe90549a-36a7-5c6a-9349-c7086451cf54.html "Small worlds come together at Living Center"
  7. News: Claverie . Aaron . 25 February 2013 . What's it like to ski to South Pole? . San Diego Union-Tribune.
  8. http://7summits-club.com/newssections/all_1/newssection_3_2/item_3770/ "Aaron Solo AcrossAntarctica- Aaron Linsdau"
  9. http://www.theinertia.com/gallery/meet-the-locals-photographer-mountain-man-aaron-lindsau/ "Meet the Locals: Photographer & Mountain Man Aaron Linsdau"
  10. http://www.localnews8.com/news/experience-the-total-eclipse-with-this-guide/392387903 "Get the most out of the #Eclipse2017 experience"
  11. Web site: 2024 North America State Total Eclipse Guides . . May 30, 2018.
  12. Book: Linsdau, Aaron. Sastrugi Press. November 18, 2017. Texas Total Eclipse Guide: Official Commemorative 2024 Keepsake Guidebook. 9781944986230.
  13. Book: Linsdau, Aaron. Sastrugi Press. December 16, 2017. Oklahoma Total Eclipse Guide: Official Commemorative 2024 Keepsake Guidebook. 9781944986247.
  14. Book: Linsdau, Aaron. Sastrugi Press. November 29, 2017. Arkansas Total Eclipse Guide: Official Commemorative 2024 Keepsake Guidebook. 9781944986254.
  15. Book: Linsdau, Aaron. Sastrugi Press. May 7, 2018. New York Total Eclipse Guide: Official Commemorative 2024 Keepsake Guidebook. 9781944986322.
  16. Web site: Outstanding Eagle Scout Award . National Eagle Scout Association . 22 July 2016 .

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