On the 4th December 2019, Michael Mitten, CEO of Houghton International and avid adventurer will attempt to trek to the South Pole, as what can only be described as one of most physical and mental challenges for any human to undertake on the coldest continent on earth.

Check out the expedition website here: https://polesapart2019.com/

With years of specialist and endurance training behind him, Michael will embark on this epic expedition in the interior of Antarctica. He will trek across the last degree of latitude, crossing 60 nautical miles (111km) for 7-10 days across a barren and hostile environment to the South Pole, whilst pulling a pulk with 80kgs of equipment and supplies on board.

10 years on from a successful trek to the North Pole in 2009 in memory of his dad that raised £40,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support, Michael is taking on this momentous challenge in memory of his mum, Christine Mitten, who spent over 18 years fighting Multiple Sclerosis (MS) before she passed away in 2016. With an aim to raise £50,000 for the MS Society, Michael wishes to raise awareness of Christine’s inspirational mission to cure herself, and support research into the disease.

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