Hillary drives a tractor to the South Pole
1958 · Event
Leading the New Zealand support party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, Hillary pushes on with converted farm tractors to reach the Pole — the first overland since Scott.
On these timelines: Australia & the Pacific, Age of Exploration, Master
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