Veteran polar explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, will take on one of the last remaining polar challenges by attempting to cross Antarctica in winter the coldest journey on Earth with five colleagues and with the support of the Commonwealth and a number of
Veteran polar explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, will take on one of the last remaining polar challenges by attempting to cross Antarctica in winter the coldest journey on Earth with five colleagues and with the support of the Commonwealth and a number of sponsors.
On 6 December 2012, on board the expedition’s South African ice-strengthened research ship, SA Agulhas, the expedition team led by Sir Ranulph will leave London, bound for Antarctica. Their aim is to complete The Coldest Journey the first-ever trans-Antarctic winter expedition. The Coldest Journey will also attempt to raise USD10 million for Seeing is Believing, a global charitable initiative to fight avoidable blindness. During their sea voyage, the team will undertake a number of scientific tasks to provide unique data on marine life, oceanography and meteorology. Using the very latest technological innovations, this epoch-making journey will pave the way for a new dawn in