Ben Fogle

BBC 2 are making a six part documentary following Team Qinetiq in their epic race across Antarctica to the South Pole. Film crews have been following the pair for over a year as they prepare for the toughest challenge of their lives and follow the pair as they train in Norway, Austria, and LA. The series will be shown in the new year.

Ben and James Cracknell have selected their third team member to join them in the Amundsen Omega 3 South Pole Race 2008. Ed Coats, a Bristol based doctor will join them on the 470 nautical mile race across Antarctica in December. You can follow all their trials and tribulations at www.teamqinetiq.com.

Thanks to all those who sponsored me in this years London Marathon.

All donations have gone to the RNLI, for whom every penny goes towards saving lives at sea. I completed the marathon in 4 hours.

Ben and his South Pole team have just returned from ten days arctic training with the special forces at Dombas in Norway. Training included crevace rescue, ice drills and a mini expedition.

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Ben Fogle and double Olympic rowing gold medallist, James Cracknell have announced their plans to enter the 2008 Race to the South Pole. The pair will endure temperatures of minus 75 as they cover nearly 400 miles of Antarctic white desert on foot. The race will be the first ever undertaken to the South Pole and will push the teams to their limits as they race to the bottom of the world. The pair are currently searching for a third team member to join them on their record attempt to the South Pole.