British stroke survivor Jonny Huntington has become the first disabled person to ski solo and unsupported to the South Pole. The para-athlete ... but there was no way I was going to give up." ...

No one knows what it is. Courtesy of Michael Turner Scientists working at the South Pole stay in a facility resting on stilts that are raised as snow accumulates. Keith Vanderlinde / National ...

hopes to reach the South Pole by January 7. Speaking via a satellite phone from Antarctica, Mr Huntington told the PA news agency: “It’s been slightly warmer than anticipated. “The snow ...