Sport Relief 2012 sewage. He swam a total distance in eight days, a total of 111,352 strokes were swam and 68,186 calories were burnt. So far he has raised £1,194,258 for Sport Relief. Fearless "Blue Peter" presenter Helen Skelton made it to the South Pole in just 18 days by ski, bike and kite, bringing her epic, Antarctic expedition to a triumphant close. For this gruelling challenge, she travelled up to 14 hours a day across the coldest and windiest place on earth, battling blizzards and sub-zero temperatures. It was shown for 9 weeks on Mondays on BBC1 at 4:30pm and an adult
Pole to Pole was to follow the 30 degree east line of longitude, which would cover the most land. A last-minute diversion to Chile included South America in the series. Using aircraft as little as possible, the whole trip lasted 5½ months. The programme has been sold to many television stations around the world. It was also released on video tape and later on DVD. Following the trip Michael Palin wrote "Pole to Pole" describing the trip. The book contains many pictures from the trip, almost all taken by Basil Pao, the stills photographer on the team. Palin begins at the North Pole,