I ALMOST DIED! He Walked Across Antarctica – Ali Rıza Bilal
Imagine a man…
Walking alone for 51 days in the middle of a frozen continent, at -40°C.
Both of his GPS devices fail, he gets lost for 2.5 days on the 87th parallel, and despite a broken ski binding, he walks 150 kilometers with an injured foot…
Ali Rıza Bilal made history as the first Turkish person to reach the South Pole on foot.
This 933-kilometer superhuman journey was not just a physical challenge, but a battle fought with loneliness, fear, faith, and perseverance.
Starting sports at a young age,
Becoming a national team captain,
Completing Ironman races,
Yet still spending years chasing his Antarctica dream — emailing 1,500 companies and finding only 12 sponsors…
He cried when his ski binding broke.
His foot bled.
He couldn’t see his way for days in the fog.
But he never gave up.
And on the 51st day…
He reached the South Pole.
He raised the Turkish flag.
He sang the Turkish National Anthem.
"I didn’t walk 950 kilometers to bring this flag here.
This flag has been in my heart for 52 years…"
This documentary interview
is the story of how
a promise made to oneself
can still be kept
even in the middle of absolute loneliness.
🎬 Video Chapters
00:00 Being dropped in Antarctica
00:45 Walking 933 km in 50 days
01:22 A life that started with sports
02:36 The birth of the South Pole idea
03:00 Searching for sponsors & disappointments
04:26 Not being accepted to Antarctica
05:02 Training process & test expedition
06:05 The journey begins
07:09 Solar panel crisis
08:13 Ski binding breaks
09:05 Walking 150 km with an injured foot
10:31 Silence & loneliness
13:36 Prayer & mental struggle
15:00 Daily routine
17:02 Never giving up
17:15 Approaching the Pole
18:25 "You are almost South Pole" sign
18:50 Reaching the South Pole
20:15 Flag & National Anthem
22:02 The real pole point
23:01 Greenland goal
24:45 Becoming the first Turk to cross Greenland
26:06 New goal: Atlantic Ocean
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This interview
is proof of the courage
of someone who says:
"Why shouldn’t I do it?"
and changes their life.
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