Rune Malterud (born January 1, 1981) is a Norwegian

polar explorer This list is for recognised pioneering explorers of the polar regions. It does not include subsequent travelers and expeditions. Polar explorers * Jameson Adams * Mark Agnew * Stian Aker * Valerian Albanov * Roald Amundsen * Salomon August ...

and

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. He won the race to the

South Pole The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is the point in the Southern Hemisphere where the Earth's rotation, Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface. It is called the True South Pole to distinguish ...

as a member of "Team Missing Link", in 2008/2009. This was the first race to the South Pole since

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and Amundsen’s historic race nearly 100 years ago. They completed the race (770 km) in 17 days and 11 hours.

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Norwegian polar explorers Living people 1981 births Place of birth missing (living people) {{Explorer-stub