March 16, 2004

One man. 1,240 miles. Alone in the Arctic.: (Hooooo! I'm on the extreme tip!) Between February and May 2004, record-breaking polar adventurer Ben Saunders [will attempt] ... to ski solo and unsupported from Russia to Canada via the North Pole. This 1,240 mile journey has never been completed alone and without re-supply. "Everyone's got a North Pole. ... By doing this I hope I am saying to people of my generation that they can do anything. Hopefully it's not just some bloke with a frozen beard skiing somewhere again ..."

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