FED:Young Aussies plan South Pole trek

AAP General News (Australia)
08-02-2011
FED:Young Aussies plan South Pole trek

Frostbite, hypothermia and extreme weight-loss are just some of the challenges two
Australians will face on their trek to the most remote place on earth.

29-year-old JAMES CASTRISSION and 28-year-old JUSTIN JONES are hoping to become the
first people to walk from the edge of the Antarctic to the South Pole and back again.

Their journey, which is expected to take three months and will cover over two-thousand
kilometres, will begin in 75 days.

Mr CASTRISSION says it's a massive undertaking and have been preparing for this for three years.

The duo isn't new to extreme adventures - in 2008 they made history when they became
the first people to kayak from Australia to New Zealand.

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KEYWORD: ANTARCTICA TREK (SYDNEY)

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