Follow UK Investment Immigration and UK News: Lewis Clark, a 15-year-old boy from the UK, plans to set off from the coast of Antarctica at the end of November, skiing to the South Pole to raise funds for charity. He will trek for 60 days in temperatures as low as minus several degrees Celsius, covering nearly 1,200 kilometers. If successful, Clark will set a new world record, becoming the youngest adventurer to ski to the South Pole.
Clark is currently studying at Queen Elizabeth's Hospital School in Bristol. He plans to set off from the Union Glacier in western Antarctica, accompanied by polar guide Carl Alvey, carrying 68 kilograms of gear including a tent, averaging 20.12 kilometers per day to reach the South Pole in 60 days. Along the way, they may encounter fierce blizzards and temperatures dropping to minus 40 degrees Celsius.
The Daily Mail reported on the 3rd, quoting Clark: “Some people claim to have walked or skied to the South Pole, but only the last 100 miles (160.93 kilometers) is truly done that way. I will actually do it—from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole, a total of 735 miles (1182.84 kilometers), enduring bone-chilling cold.”
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Clark hopes to succeed in his challenge and break the record set by Canadian Sarah McNair-Landry in 2005, who was 18 years old when she skied to the South Pole.
To prepare for this challenge, Clark started early.
In February of this year, he went to the Hardangervidda Plateau in Norway to learn cross-country skiing. In March, Clark underwent a two-week acclimatization training in Greenland, Denmark.
Adventure for Charity
Clark is preparing for this challenge to raise funds for the UK charity “Prince's Trust,” and has already gained attention and support from some media and business people.
