Colin Brady
Almost 50 of the world’s most completed and revered polar explorers penned a press release in the present day in assist of Aaron Teasdale’s article in Nationwide Geographic that known as into query Colin O’Brady’s declare to be the primary to cross Antarctica solo and unassisted (You possibly can learn our interview with Teasdale, right here).
Because the Nat Geo piece, a military of detractors, many spurred by O’Brady’s February 20 look on the Joe Rogan podcast, have criticized Teasdale and his reporting, arguing that the article defamed O’Brady. O’Brady himself wrote a multi-page detraction of the article, demanding that Nat Geo retract it, which they’ve, to this point, refused to do.
The signees of the letter, which you’ll see under, have made it clear they’re responding partly due to the additional confusion arising from Rogan’s interview.
“Now greater than ever, telling the reality issues, so it was disappointing to listen to Colin proceed to make use of deceptive statements and ignore the core themes of the arguments made towards him,” says Eric Larsen, a famous polar explorer who personally guided O’Brady on a weeklong expedition to the North Pole in 2016. “As polar professionals, we need to protect the integrity of our sport for future generations and Colin’s misleading statements harm those that have come earlier than and people who will come after.”
Colin OBrady-The letter additionally states:
“In late 2018, Oregon-based adventurer O’Brady accomplished a 932-mile journey in Antarctica he known as “The Inconceivable First,” additionally the title of his current bestselling guide. Whereas his expedition was a powerful private success for somebody with little polar expertise, it didn’t measure as much as the expeditions of really pioneering polar explorers. O’Brady claims his feat was thought-about inconceivable, folks had been attempting to perform it for a century, a earlier explorer died making an attempt it, and he was usually past rescue. Every of those claims is fake.”
The complete record of signees is under.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
In regard to the article initially entitled ‘The Downside with Colin O’Brady’ written by Aaron Teasdale and revealed by Nationwide Geographic, we, the skilled polar adventuring, exploring and guiding neighborhood, assist the article in its entirety.
We request that the article not be retracted and stand as testomony to the significance of preserving fact, integrity and historical past in our discipline of endeavour.
High photograph: Eric Philips
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