Let me preface this by saying I don't want to diminish what these guys are doing at all... this is an incredible feat, no matter what.

However, I'm genuinely curious, and I'm sure other people are as well: Looking at the map, the definition of "across" Antarctica seems a little bit squishy to me. Does crossing one small portion of one side of the continent count as going "across" it? Is this the New York Times trying to grab attention with the headline? Is there some known definition among these types of adventurers as to what counts as "across"? Will there be debate later?

I suppose Charles Lindbergh didn't exactly fly across the widest part of the Atlantic either... still, I'm just intrigued.