Aaron Linsdau
Aaron Linsdau in Antarctica
Born	Jackson, Wyoming, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Polar explorer, speaker, author, photographer, educator
Known for	Polar Exploration

Aaron Linsdau (born 1973) is an American adventurer living in Jackson, Wyoming. He is known for the longest solo expedition from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole,^[1][2][3] his book Antarctic Tears, his winter trek across the Greenland tundra, and his three ski expeditions across Yellowstone National Park in winter.^[4]

Early life and education

Linsdau was born 1973 in Jackson, Wyoming. Linsdau grew up in San Ysidro.^[2] He is an Eagle Scout.^[5]

Career

In 2013 Linsdau traveled alone to the South Pole on skis.^[6][7] He took along 70 pounds of butter for energy, but it turned rancid from exposure to the sun in the last two weeks.^[3] Illness delayed him,^[8] and his trip to the pole took 80 days.^[9]

Linsdau speaks professionally about his experiences, teaching audiences how to build resilience to overcome adversity in the most trying conditions.^[10][4]

Books

Adventure Expedition One, co-authored with Dr. Terry M. Williams, is a how-to manual for first-time explorers and adventurers. The objective of the guide is to teach safe preparation and travel techniques for expeditions.

In Antarctic Tears, Linsdau recounts a solo unsupported journey to and back the South Pole. On November 1, 2012, Aaron Linsdau set out to ski unsupported to the South Pole and back from Hercules Inlet.

In Lost at Windy Corner, Aaron Linsdau attempted a solo climb of Denali (Mt. McKinley) in 2016. He documented the experience of what climbing one of the seven summits alone was like.

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, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina.

Linsdau is publishing the series of guidebooks for the Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 crossing the United States from Texas to Maine.^[11]

Documentary

A documentary about Linsdau's expedition was released titled Antarctic Tears - Determination, Adversity, and the Pursuit of a Dream at the Bottom of the World.

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.
• Lost at Windy Corner, Lessons from Denali on Goals and Risks. Sastrugi Press. 2017. ISBN 978-1944986-19-3.
• Texas Total Eclipse Guide, Official Commemorative 2024 Keepsake Guidebook. Sastrugi Press. 2017. ISBN 978-1-944986-23-0.^[12]
• Oklahoma Total Eclipse Guide, Official Commemorative 2024 Keepsake Guidebook. Sastrugi Press. 2017. ISBN 978-1-944986-24-7.^[13]
• Arkansas Total Eclipse Guide, Official Commemorative 2024 Keepsake Guidebook. Sastrugi Press. 2017. ISBN 978-1-944986-25-4.^[14]
• New York Total Eclipse Guide, Official Commemorative 2024 Keepsake Guidebook. Sastrugi Press. 2017. ISBN 978-1-944986-32-2.^[15]
• Adventure Expedition One, Plan and Execute Your First Expedition. Sastrugi Press. 2019. ISBN 978-1-944986-51-3.

Awards

• National Eagle Scout Association Outstanding Eagle Scout Award^[16]

Further reading

• Pfingsten, Tom (16 June 2012). "IN PERSON: Adventurer set to tackle the great white south". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
• Claverie, Aaron (13 July 2012). "TEMECULA: Software engineer preps for solo, unaided round trip to South Pole". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
• Johnson, Khari (31 October 2012). "In Antarctic Trek, SDSU Grad Aims to Make American History". Imperial Beach Patch.
• "What's it like to ski to the South Pole". 25 February 2013.

References