<div><em>Antarctica, is the highest, coldest, driest, most windswept place on earth; truly the last frontier. The South Pole is the Holy Grail of Polar Explorers. One of the greatest stories in Antarctic Exploration is that of the race to the Geographic South Pole.</em></div> <p><em>In 1902. Shackleton on the Discovery Expedition with Robert Scott had come within 480 miles of the Pole and on the brilliantly successful Nimrod Expedition, which brought fame and fortune to all those involved, Shackleton with his brave men Frank Wild, Eric Marshall and Jameson Adams had to turn back just 97 nautical miles (111 standard miles) from the Pole.</em></p> <div>As part of a team lead by David Hempleman Adams OBE, a polar adventurer <a href="http://www.coldclimates.co.uk/">http://www.coldclimates.co.uk/</a> our objective will be to complete the Nimrod Expedition; to stand at the Geographic South Pole, the goal Shackleton was to find so elusive.</div> <div>Having already experienced cold conditions within the Arctic Circle last year, I am once more looking forward to the challenge and cammaraderie of the team, on what is a much longer and even more demanding expedition.</div> <div>With thanks to Tortworth Court <a href="http://tortworth-court-hotel.four-pillars.co.uk/">http://tortworth-court-hotel.four-pillars.co.uk/</a> for sponsoring my fitness programme...please do get in touch if you think you can support my journey with supplies!... <a href="http://www.hazelrichards.com">www.hazelrichards.com</a></div> <div>Thankyou for visiting my page and any donation you wish to leave....it means so much to me and the charity especially in such challenging times......Hazelx</div> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p>