SOUTH

Four months in a place that wants you dead.

Ben and Tony have officially announced their expedition planned for October 2006: SOUTH - the first return journey to the South Pole on foot. A two-man, 1,800 mile trek from the coast of Antarctica to the Pole and back, the longest unsupported polar journey of all time. Read more about their journey: the cold facts.

From the website:

January 1912. Dying inch by inch, Robert Falcon Scott and his team crawled back from the South Pole through the most hostile conditions on earth. Eleven miles from their depot they finally perished. In the 93 years since, no one has ever walked to the South Pole and back. Many experts still consider it impossible.

In October 2006, we will attempt to prove them wrong. Setting out from Scott's wooden hut on the edge of Antarctica, we will manhaul 400lb sledges across 1,800 miles of the most hostile terrain on earth, to the Pole and back.

Instead of seeking financial support through corporate sponsorship, they're appealing to the public for donations. If you'd like to become a part of this expedition, you can Own a Mile for a minimum donation of $100 (R665).