Day 19: Stranded on Union Glacier, team prepares for a major storm Dr. Heather Ross - Yahoo! Canada News - Sat, 19 Jan, 2013Plane problems are forcing the Test Your Limits team to stay in Antarctica longer than expected as a major storm approaches More »Day 19: Stranded on Union Glacier, team prepares for a major storm
Plane problems are forcing the Test Your Limits team to stay in Antarctica longer than expected as a major storm approaches
Day 18: More bad news on Union Glacier Dr. Heather Ross - Yahoo! Canada News - Fri, 18 Jan, 2013Plane problems are forcing the team to stay in Antarctica longer than expected as rations diminish More »Day 18: More bad news on Union Glacier
Plane problems are forcing the team to stay in Antarctica longer than expected as rations diminish
Day 17: Airplane problems force the South Pole trek team to remain in tent city Dr. Heather Ross - Yahoo! Canada News - Thu, 17 Jan, 2013Despite having made it to the South Pole, the Test Your Limits team may be only now facing their greatest challenge. More »Day 17: Airplane problems force the South Pole trek team to remain in tent city
Despite having made it to the South Pole, the Test Your Limits team may be only now facing their greatest challenge.
Prelude to the pole: Interviews with Dr. Ross
- Q&A with Dr. Heather Ross Dr. Heather Ross - Yahoo! Canada News - Thu, 17 Jan, 2013
- Day 16: Test Your Limits team heads back after reaching the South Pole Dr. Heather Ross - Yahoo! Canada News - Wed, 16 Jan, 2013
- Day 15: Learning about life at the South Pole Dr. Heather Ross - Yahoo! Canada News - Tue, 15 Jan, 2013
- Day 14: Reaching the South Pole, and what it means to the team Dr. Heather Ross - Yahoo! Canada News - Mon, 14 Jan, 2013
- Day 13: Rough weather doesn't dampen spirits as the team approaches the Pole Dr. Heather Ross - Yahoo! Canada News - Sun, 13 Jan, 2013
- Day 12: Antarctica’s odd ‘horizontal avalanches’ and other weather discoveries Dr. Heather Ross - Yahoo! Canada News - Fri, 11 Jan, 2013
- Day 11: Reaching the halfway point on the journey to the South Pole Dr. Heather Ross - Yahoo! Canada News - Thu, 10 Jan, 2013
- Day 10: The Antarctic bares her teeth Dr. Heather Ross - Yahoo! Canada News - Thu, 10 Jan, 2013
- Day 9: Finding a daily routine on a South Pole trek isn't easy Dr. Heather Ross - Yahoo! Canada News - Wed, 9 Jan, 2013
- Day 8: Test Your Limits team covers six nautical miles en route to South Pole Dr. Heather Ross - Yahoo! Canada News - Mon, 7 Jan, 2013
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About Dr. Ross
One of Toronto’s top cardiologists is heading to the South Pole, and Yahoo! Canada News is following every step of the voyage.
Dr. Heather Ross, Director of the Heart Failure Program at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre and the Medical Director of the Cardiac Transplant Program, is venturing to the pole to raise awareness for heart failure research, cardiac transplantation and heart health.
Follow along starting Jan. 1 as Dr. Ross blogs her journey to the bottom of the Earth.
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