Kristin Harila has decided to stop her attempt to trek solo to the South Pole. The Norwegian Sámi mountaineer sustained a back injury early in the expedition and has been experiencing increasingly severe pain.

After almost 3 weeks together with Doloris, David, and Nani, the time had come to say goodbye and thank you for the trip.

After 29 hours of travel from Oslo to Mendoza, I arrived at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Mendoza on Monday, January 6, where I had a day before meeting the rest of the hiking group.

I have just arrived at the Hyatt Park Hotel Mendoza after a 29-hour journey from Oslo.

Due to our delayed return to Kathmandu, we had to say goodbye to Kari, Beate, Egil, Gunnar, Terje, and Jacob on the same day we arrived in Kathmandu.

In the beginning of November 2018, I received a call from an unknown number.