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Sir Ran explains the background to the expedition, referring to it as the last truly great challenge in a time when “everybody’s grandmother goes up Mount Everest at t…

LIVE BLOG… At the Royal Society listening to The Coldest Journey’s chairman, Tony Medniuk, introducing the project to the media. The room is packed with members of the press; cameramen are vying for space at the back of the room…. Here’s Ran…

It’s here at long last, the public launch of The Coldest Journey! Watch this space and our Twitter feed for regular updates from the live press launch at the Royal Society from 11.45am.

After years of meticulous planning, clandestine meetings and chomping at the bit not to talk to the media, today we are delighted to finally announce the details of The Coldest Journey. This December, a team of the world’s most intrepid explorers led by Sir Ranulph Fiennes will set off from London in an attempt to break the final frontier in polar exploration – to cross the Antarctic in winter!