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National Geographic's "Antarctic Challenge"

In 1996, Outdoor Wood Furniture, Inc. of West Columbia  was  contracted by logistics company Adventure Network International of the United Kingdom to furnish 16ft. sleds and other wooden products for a National Geographic Society expedition to the Queen Maud Land region of Antarctica. The expedition to rockclimb a 2000ft. peak above the ice cap was guided by the late Alex Lowe, one of the world's top rated climbers, and documented by photographer Gordon Wiltsie for the National Geographic Magazine. A television crew for the magazine's Explorer Series were also on the expedition.

The sleds, made to be towed behind snowmobiles, were 16 feet long and capable of carrying a load of about 2500 pounds of gear and supplies. Also fabricated by Outdoor Wood were large pine boxes for storage, and insulated floor panels to go inside the portable huts. The entire order was then driven to Charleston and loaded on to a C-130 Hercules cargo plane waiting on the tarmac.

The expedition with Wiltsie's spectacular photography is featured on the cover of the February, 1998 issue of National Geographic Magazine. Also, look for Explorer's televised documentary of the trip titled "Antarctic Challenge", on TBS cable television.

Look for our sleds on National Geographic Explorer television series. Episode titled "Antarctic Challenge" on cable TBS.
The expedition is also in the February 1998 issue of N. Geo.

Our 2006 driver, 9 year old Madison S., WINS the Columbia, SC Stock Division race!  Madison, and her whole family went to Akron OH, July 22nd, 2006 and raced against over 500 other kids. What fun! Enter or sponsor a car in the Soap Box Derby next year in your town! A guaranteed good time by all. More info at the Soap Box Derby website.

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