Aaron Linsdau

Aaron Linsdau
Aaron Linsdau in Antarctica
Born	Jackson, Wyoming
Nationality	American
Occupation	Polar explorer, speaker, author, photographer, educator
Known for	Polar Exploration

Aaron Linsdau is an American adventurer living in Jackson, Wyoming. He is known for his solo expedition to the South Pole,^[1][2] his book Antarctic Tears, his winter trek across the Greenland tundra, and his three ski expeditions across Yellowstone National Park in winter.^[3]

Early life and education

Linsdau was born 1973 in Jackson, Wyoming. Linsdau grew up in San Ysidro.^[1] He is an Eagle Scout.^[4]

Books

Antarctic Tears

On November 1, 2012, Aaron Linsdau set out to ski unsupported to the South Pole and back from Hercules Inlet. He set a world record for surviving the longest expedition to the South Pole.^[5][6]

Antarctic Tears book cover

Total Eclipse Guides

Oregon Total Eclipse Guide book cover

Linsdau wrote a series of guidebooks for the Solar_eclipse_of_August_21,_2017 crossing the United States. The guides focus on the following states and locations:

• Jackson Hole^[7]
• Oregon^[8]
• Idaho^[9]
• Wyoming^[10]
• Nebraska^[11]
• Illinois^[12]
• Missouri^[13]
• Kentucky^[14]
• Tennessee^[15]
• North Carolina^[16]
• South Carolina^[17]

Documentary

Antarctic Tears - Determination, Adversity, and the Pursuit of a Dream at the Bottom of the World

Antarctica is the most hostile continent on Earth. Polar explorer Aaron Linsdau sets out to ski 1,400 miles and ends up setting a world record. ^[18]

Career

In 2013 Linsdau traveled alone to the South Pole on skis.^[19][20] He took along a large amount of butter for energy, but it turned rancid from exposure to the sun.^[2] Illness delayed him,^[21] and his trip to the pole took 80 days.^[22]

Linsdau speaks professionally about his experiences, focusing on building grit, courage, and maintaining a positive attitude in the face of adversity.^[23][3]

Linsdau wrote a short information book, Jackson Hole Total Eclipse Guide.^[24]

Works

• Antarctic Tears: Determination, adversity, and the pursuit of a dream at the bottom of the world. Sastrugi Press. 2014. ISBN 978-0-9960206-0-2. 
• Jackson Hole Total Eclipse Guide, Commemorative Official Guidebook. Sastrugi Press. 2016. ISBN 978-1-944986-04-9. 
• Oregon Total Eclipse Guide, Commemorative Official Keepsake Guidebook. Sastrugi Press. 2017. ISBN 978-1-944986-07-0. 
• Idaho Total Eclipse Guide, Commemorative Official Keepsake Guidebook. Sastrugi Press. 2017. ISBN 978-1-944986-06-3. 
• Wyoming Total Eclipse Guide, Commemorative Official Keepsake Guidebook. Sastrugi Press. 2017. ISBN 978-1-944986-05-6. 
• Nebraska Total Eclipse Guide, Commemorative Official Keepsake Guidebook. Sastrugi Press. 2017. ISBN 978-1-944986-08-7. 
• Illinois Total Eclipse Guide, Commemorative Official Keepsake Guidebook. Sastrugi Press. 2017. ISBN 978-1-944986-11-7. 
• Missouri Total Eclipse Guide, Commemorative Official Keepsake Guidebook. Sastrugi Press. 2017. ISBN 978-1-944986-10-0. 
• Kentucky Total Eclipse Guide, Commemorative Official Keepsake Guidebook. Sastrugi Press. 2017. ISBN 978-1-944986-12-4. 
• Tennessee Total Eclipse Guide, Commemorative Official Keepsake Guidebook. Sastrugi Press. 2017. ISBN 978-1-944986-13-1. 
• North Carolina Total Eclipse Guide, Commemorative Official Keepsake Guidebook. Sastrugi Press. 2017. ISBN 978-1-944986-14-8. 
• South Carolina Total Eclipse Guide, Commemorative Official Keepsake Guidebook. Sastrugi Press. 2017. ISBN 978-1-944986-16-2. 

Further reading

• Johnson, Khari (31 October 2012). "In Antarctic Trek, SDSU Grad Aims to Make American History". Imperial Beach Patch. 

References