Documentary Series | Episodes 1-5 | 2008-2009 | BBC [uk] | Adventure, Docu-Series | United Kingdom
Main data
| Director | Alexis Giradet |
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| Production | Twofour [uk] |
Shooting data
| Filming regions | Antarctic, Austria, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland, United Kingdom |
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Project data
| Length of episode | 60' |
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| Episodes from/to | 1-5 |
Brief synopsis
18 months on from completing their incredible atlantics rowing race, Ben Fogle and James Cracknell undergo another challenge. This time, they attempt something even harder, bigger and more difficult: a race to the South Pole!
Described as one of the toughest endurance races on the planet, the challenge involves ski-racing 480 miles while pulling a 150lb sled, facing temperatures of up to -50C and negotiating crevasses, frostbite and severe physical exhaustion in one of the world’s most hostile environments.(http://www.twofour.co.uk/work/on-thin-ice/)
Described as one of the toughest endurance races on the planet, the challenge involves ski-racing 480 miles while pulling a 150lb sled, facing temperatures of up to -50C and negotiating crevasses, frostbite and severe physical exhaustion in one of the world’s most hostile environments.(http://www.twofour.co.uk/work/on-thin-ice/)