Details on the fundraising for the trip to Antarctica with The Final Experiment. I will be flying out of Minneapolis the week of December 9 and returning December 20. The starting point is Punta Arenas, Chile. ALE charter’s a plane from the airport to Union Glacier. We depart Chile December 14 and return December 18.
Fundraising on GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/86acbe23
You can also send via PayPal: mctoon27@gmail.com
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The cost to ALE is $31,495 and the rental of the Polar boots, pants, coat, and sleeping bag brings the total to $31,895.00.
Other expenses:
- Round trip flight: $1,628.11
- Cold Weather Gear: ~$1800
- Mandatory Insurance: ~$1500
- Hotel before and after in Punta Arenas: $600
- Food before and after in Punta Arenas: ~$400
- Camera gear, chemical hand warmers, tripods, battery packs, solar panels, memory cards, etc.
- Additional baggage fees
The total estimated costs are $40,000, current fund raising as of 2024-11-04 is $35,000.
ALE Bill:
Flight Receipt:
REI Receipt
Duffle Bag
Amazon receipts
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