Xtreme Endurance: Race to the Pole
Antarctica Speed Record Expedition
S1 • E4 Jan 30, 2015
The moment it's all been building towards as Richard heads to Antarctica to attempt to become the fastest man in history to ski solo and unsupported from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole. The purest form of solo journeys... alone, without a soul in the world. It is wilderness at its most wonderful and wicked. In arguably the most hostile environment on Earth, Richard attempts to ski 1150km/715m from Hercules Inlet on the geographical coastline of Antarctica to the South Pole faster than any human has ever done before and totally alone. He also has to film every single day of the epic journey himself. Richard battles the brutal Antarctic elements of whiteouts, windchill, temperatures down to -24c and sastrugi, whilst pulling a pulk (sled) that weighs around 68.2kg (10 stone 7). Viewers are given a rare insight into a world that we could barely imagine and the depths of courage, endurance and tenacity that are required to complete one of the toughest journeys in history.
