I was fascinated by this story in my daily yesterday, particularly the excitement of the cadet in the report.

The expedition led by explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes to cross Antarctica in winter will be a new record for humankind, deputy transport minister Sindisiwe Chikunga said in Monday (07/01/2013). “This ’coldest journey on earth’ is humankind’s first ever attempt in history at crossing… Antarctica in winter,” she said in a statement.