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Cumbria's Blue Peter star Helen Skelton to tackle South Pole trek for Sport Relief

22.05.12

She has walked a high wire between Battersea Power Station’s towers.

So when Helen Skelton says “This is definitely the biggest challenge yet,” it’s time to strap yourself in and pay close attention.

Helen’s new challenge involves a journey to one of the world’s most inhospitable places – the South Pole.

This is a fearsome prospect under any circumstances. But Helen is aiming to cover much of her 500-mile journey across Antarctica in an unconventional manner... by bicycle.

Helen’s Polar Challenge for Sport Relief, to give the adventure its official title, sees Helen powering herself to the pole by ski, by kitesurf and by a specially designed ice bike with tubeless tyres.

If she succeeds in her epic endeavour, Helen is hoping to set a new world record for the longest ever bicycle journey on snow.

She aims to complete the trek in 20 days next month, travelling up to 14 hours a day across the coldest and windiest place on earth, battling blizzards, 80mph winds and temperatures as low as minus 50 degrees Celsius.

Source: News & Star

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