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Re: This Kid Will Do Whatever You Want in Antartica

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Post by alexophile »

kieftrav wrote: post #3
hugh3 wrote: post #2

Interesting details missing: how does one run a marathon in Antarctica anyway? Firstly, how do you get down there? And secondly, where do you find a good place to run (ie somewhere where you won't slip on ice or fall into a crevasse?)

1) Set up a plane to Puntas Arenas, Chile. 2) Coordinate with group of other crazy people to fly to Antarctica 3) Bring LOTS of warm clothing. 4) To run, be very careful. Mostly shuffling. 5) Find big ice sheets to run on - Travis (the guy running the marathons)

Question: I want to donate and give the do-something-in-antarctica option as a gift (preferably anonymously), is there any way to make that happen?

Re: This Kid Will Do Whatever You Want in Antartica

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Post by funthree »

xcabose wrote: post #23

Why would one really does this? This does not seem reasonable what so ever. I do like the kid's idea, but its counter intuitive. The cost to get to Antarctica ranges from 5-14k. I dunno if that came out of his own pocket or what, but from what the article infers, it didn't. Also running 7 marathons in 7 continents, seems pretty expensive again. All that money wasted on travel could of gone to running the same program…

Small nitpick on my part to the original article, but this guy is not a kid, he's an adult. He's a man

Re: This Kid Will Do Whatever You Want in Antartica

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Post by corin_ »

c1utch wrote: post #26
corin_ wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Upvoted in agreement, although as an "Ivy Plus" Stanford is the next closest thing to an Ivy League school.

> the next closest thing to an Ivy League school. Most people would agree that Stanford is better than many of the Ivy schools. [No, I did not go to Stanford]

I said it was the cloest thing to an Ivy League school, not that it was the "next best" thing.

Without debating quality, even if it was 10x better it would still remain "the closest thing to an Ivy League school".

Re: This Kid Will Do Whatever You Want in Antartica

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Post by kieftrav »

nowarninglabel wrote: post #19
kieftrav wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for the offer but I'm a pretty big PHP guy (yeah, I know, snide comments)... ;)

I for one support your use of PHP. I'm thinking now my donation request will consist of you putting up some permanent ice monument in support of PHP in Antarctica.

Yes... That would be pretty sweet.

Re: This Kid Will Do Whatever You Want in Antartica

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Post by kieftrav »

xcabose wrote: post #23

Why would one really does this? This does not seem reasonable what so ever. I do like the kid's idea, but its counter intuitive. The cost to get to Antarctica ranges from 5-14k. I dunno if that came out of his own pocket or what, but from what the article infers, it didn't. Also running 7 marathons in 7 continents, seems pretty expensive again. All that money wasted on travel could of gone to running the same program…

I'm doing this because I wanted to do something so crazy that it would help raise awareness for this organization. In two hours here's what's happened:

1) We've raised $3,000 (6% of the goal), 2) 10 schools from California to Brazil want to run our program, 3) offers for in-kind help (programming, pr, news, etc), and 4) It's fun! It's spreading the word in an innovative way and I'm loving what we're doing!!

Re: This Kid Will Do Whatever You Want in Antartica

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Post by kieftrav »

funthree wrote: post #32
xcabose wrote: post #23

Why would one really does this? This does not seem reasonable what so ever. I do like the kid's idea, but its counter intuitive. The cost to get to Antarctica ranges from 5-14k. I dunno if that came out of his own pocket or what, but from what the article infers, it didn't. Also running 7 marathons in 7 continents, seems pretty expensive again. All that money wasted on travel could of gone to running the same program…

Small nitpick on my part to the original article, but this guy is not a kid, he's an adult. He's a man

Yes, I'm 23. And I'm a kid at heart.

Re: This Kid Will Do Whatever You Want in Antartica

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Post by noisebleed »

kieftrav wrote: post #3
hugh3 wrote: post #2

Interesting details missing: how does one run a marathon in Antarctica anyway? Firstly, how do you get down there? And secondly, where do you find a good place to run (ie somewhere where you won't slip on ice or fall into a crevasse?)

1) Set up a plane to Puntas Arenas, Chile. 2) Coordinate with group of other crazy people to fly to Antarctica 3) Bring LOTS of warm clothing. 4) To run, be very careful. Mostly shuffling. 5) Find big ice sheets to run on - Travis (the guy running the marathons)

Wow, I'm extremely curious how that will pan out. Going to Antarctica has been a lifelong dream of mine, and I always thought it was relatively difficult to do, but I suppose there aren't border guards.

Incidentally, I'm from North Dakota so I know we're supposed to be mortal enemies, but I do wish you the best of luck.

Re: This Kid Will Do Whatever You Want in Antartica

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Post by nowarninglabel »

kieftrav wrote: post #22
nowarninglabel wrote: post #21

Boo for Paypal, why not use an alternative, perhaps WePay or similar? I tried (in a couple browsers) to make a donation via the link in the TechCrunch article, but got "Sorry — your last action could not be completed".

Yeah, I know. I'd love to set up something like WePay but simply didn't have the time and we're already verified on Paypal. But I would like to talk to the WePay guys... :) Also, the link doesn't work in TC but it does work when you visit our page - http://gumballcapital.org/7-Marathons-7-Continents/ - and click "Make a Donation" Sorry for the difficulties!

Thanks, new link works, but how can I tell you my suggestion? I guess you could you just check the e-mail address the donation comes from?

Re: This Kid Will Do Whatever You Want in Antartica

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Post by kieftrav »

nowarninglabel wrote: post #38
kieftrav wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, I know. I'd love to set up something like WePay but simply didn't have the time and we're already verified on Paypal. But I would like to talk to the WePay guys... :) Also, the link doesn't work in TC but it does work when you visit our page - http://gumballcapital.org/7-Marathons-7-Continents/ - and click "Make a Donation" Sorry for the difficulties!

Thanks, new link works, but how can I tell you my suggestion? I guess you could you just check the e-mail address the donation comes from?

There's a little "HEY YOU" on the second page, which you click and tell me your idea. Or you can send me an email!

Either works. Thanks for the support!

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