Brit adventurers to follow 'Scott of the Antarctic's' footsteps.Byline: ANI London, Mar 29 (ANI): Two British adventurers are literally set to follow the footsteps of Captain Robert Falcon Scott-who died on his return from the South Pole South Pole, southern end of the earth's axis, lat. 90° S. It is distinguished from the south magnetic pole. The South Pole was reached by Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer, in 1911. See Antarctica. . To mark the 100th anniversary of the explorer's death, Ben Saunders Ben Saunders (born August 5, 1977 in Plymouth, England) is a British polar explorer, endurance athlete and motivational speaker. He is best known for skiing solo to the North Pole in 2004, when he became the fourth in history and the youngest by ten years to reach the North and Alastair Humphreys Alastair Humphreys, an English cyclist, has completed a bicycle journey around the world. Humphreys began his journey in August 2001 from his Yorkshire home. Passing south through Europe and Africa, he crossed to South America by sea and proceeded up the west coast of the announced their plans to travel to Antarctica today - 97 years to the day since Scott's death. And ever since Scott of the Antarctic's ill-fated expedition in 1912 took his life on his way back, no one has successfully travelled to the Pole and back on foot. Saunders and Humphreys will start their journey from Scott's wooden hut on the coast of Antarctica in the autumn of 2011, in honour of his contribution to polar exploration and human endeavour. The pair will drag their food and supplies on sledges, and will be alone and unaided during their 1,800-mile round-trip to the South Pole and back on foot. They have estimated that the Scott Antarctic Expedition will take four months, and thus they will return in the centenary year of Scott's death. "The Scott Antarctic Expedition represents one of the most severe physical and psychological challenges on earth and the journey will be a chance to test the very limits of human potential, as well as an opportunity to fulfil a dream I've had since childhood," the Daily Star quoted Plymouth-born Saunders as saying. Saunders said that preparation would include trips to the Antarctic this year and next year, as well as numerous endurance events and fitness training. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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