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Sir Ranulph Fiennes to attempt record Antarctica trek
British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes is to lead the first team on foot across Antarctica during the southern winter.
The six-month expedition next year is being called the Coldest Journey, crossing terrain where the temperature has hit -90C.
It will be 68-year-old Sir Ranulph's latest record attempt. Past feats have seen him go pole to pole and climb Everest as a pensioner.
Guinness World Records describes him as the world's greatest living explorer.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19609293
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