British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes has spoken of his latest challenge – leading the first team on foot across Antarctica during the southern winter.
The 68-year-old will brave temperatures of -50ºC during the expedition next year when his group will make the trip called the Coldest Journey On Earth.
The challenge is the latest feat of endurance by the explorer,who hopes to raise $10 million (£6.17m) for Seeing Is Believing, a charitable initiative to tackle avoidable blindness around the world.
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