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Breaking camp and heading out on the uphill trek to the South Pole
We woke up this morning and all of us were feeling the acute effects of the significant altitude. Even though we’re not as high as you might think of when being in other areas of altitude, the air at the pole is thin/stretched; it behaves much higher. It’s safe to say everyone feels like we’ve been hit between the eyes with a sledgehammer. -
A cardiologist goes to great lengths for heart research—all the way to the South Pole
Dr. Heather Ross, director of the Heart Failure Program at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre in Toronto and the medical director of the Cardiac Transplant Program, is venturing to the South Pole to raise awareness for heart failure research, cardiac transplantation and heart health.