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This 33-year-old just reached an incredible milestone in his world-first mission...

• https://www.cnbc.com, Karen Gilchrist

The 33-year-old American completed the mammoth expedition from the western edge of the frozen land mass to the earth's southern-most point solo, unaided and unsupported in just 40 days. He is the third person ever to follow his specific route.

O'Brady shared his achievement Thursday via his Instagram account, which he has been regularly updating via a satellite phone to document his mission.

"SOUTH POLE!!! I made it!!! What a day. I expected to be happy reaching the South Pole, but today has quite honestly been one of the best days of my entire life," he wrote.

But O'Brady didn't stop long to celebrate. After "soaking in the moment" and taking a few photographs, he carried on his way.

He is just halfway through his mission to become the first person ever to cross the Antarctic coast-to-coast unaided. Several others have died making the attempt.

It's a challenge O'Brady has been working toward for several years after turning to extreme sports to recover from a freak accident which left his legs so severely burned that doctors questioned whether he would ever walk normally again.


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