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In a bid to raise funds for blindness and research the effects of climate change, a veteran explorer and a five-member team are attempting to cross Antarctica, the coldest ... Read more »
Explorer To Attempt The Coldest Journey On Earth, January 2013
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Photo 1 of 7Credit: Michael Kobold/The Coldest JourneyRanulph Fiennes, 68, a veteran explorer and his five-member team have left the South African port city of Cape Town to start their long-planned trip to Antarctica. -
Photo 2 of 7Credit: The Coldest JourneyThe trip will raise U.S.$10 million for a charity that treats avoidable blindness. The team also hopes to research the effects of climate change on the poles. -
Photo 3 of 7Credit: Michael Kobold/The Coldest JourneyFor years the British government did not grant permits for Antarctic travel in winter due to the danger involved. The team will only be able to contact the outside world via satellite. -
Photo 4 of 7Credit: Michael Kobold/The Coldest JourneyThe journey is dangerous as no aircraft can travel inland because of almost constant darkness and the risk that fuel will freeze. -
Photo 5 of 7Credit: The Coldest JourneyIt is said to be the first ever attempt at an Antarctic winter crossing and one of the last remaining polar challenges. -
Photo 6 of 7Credit: Geoff Long/The Coldest JourneyThe expedition is funded by the Commonwealth and other sponsors. -
Photo 7 of 7Credit: Geoff Long/The Coldest JourneyThe journey will end on September 21, 2014.
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