Expedition distances
Upload a GPX track, choose the significant locations to measure between, then generate a PDF report with travelled vs direct distances for each leg — ready to attach to a PECS submission.
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How to prepare your file for uploading
- Give your file a name that clearly identifies you or your expedition.
- Give your start and end points obvious names — e.g. Start, End.
- Give your campsites obvious names — e.g. Camp 1, Camp 2. Avoid using an abbreviated convention — e.g. C1, C2.
- Use a consistent naming convention for interim waypoints (points between campsites) that identify their location — e.g. INTERIM 23-24 #1, INTERIM 23-24 #2 (waypoints between Camps 23 and 24).
Interim waypoints will be accepted where they demonstrate
- A significant and sustained direction change (e.g. changing direction at the South Pole during a crossing of Antarctica).
- A logical and verifiable route through exposed terrain (e.g. mountains).
Interim waypoints will not be accepted where they demonstrate
- Switchbacks, tacking or backtracking.
- A deviation around typical ice features such as crevasse fields, sastrugi fields, thin ice, etc.
- Erroneous navigation.
Waypoints that deviate around ice features that are unbound by exposed land are not considered valid interim points. Such features (crevasse fields, sastrugi fields, thin ice etc.) are ephemeral in nature and typically offer a multitude of path options that invariably differ from expedition to expedition. Conversely, a route through areas of exposed earth (e.g. mountain range) offer limited path options and judicious interim points may be considered.
If your route was tracked using ZeroSixZero, submit your Username and Map Name to load your ZeroSixZero track for comparison. You can also upload a GPX file directly as the reference track if you don't have a published ZeroSixZero map.
Once you've selected your significant locations and reviewed the results, generate the PDF report at the bottom of the page and submit it to PECS.