by Tiff - December 14, 2011January 30, 2013 12/14/11: Paraplegic ready to make historic trek to the South Pole Grant Korgan, a para from Nevada, is off on a 100 mile trek to the South Pole, where he’ll be sit-skiing 10 miles a day for 10 days straight. If he makes it, he’ll be the first person with paralysis to do so.