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| Helen Skelton plans south pole mission | Helen Skelton plans south pole mission |
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| Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton is to attempt to become the first person to use a bicycle to help her reach the south pole. | Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton is to attempt to become the first person to use a bicycle to help her reach the south pole. |
| The adventurous TV star will travel 500 miles across Antarctica in January, using an ice bike, skis and a kite to raise money for Sport Relief. | The adventurous TV star will travel 500 miles across Antarctica in January, using an ice bike, skis and a kite to raise money for Sport Relief. |
| In the process, she will hope to set a new world record for the longest bicycle journey on snow. | In the process, she will hope to set a new world record for the longest bicycle journey on snow. |
| Skelton, 28, will use a bicycle with specially-adapted 20cm (8in)-wide tyres | Skelton, 28, will use a bicycle with specially-adapted 20cm (8in)-wide tyres |
| It follows Skelton's successful high-wire walk between the chimneys of Battersea Power Station in London and solo kayak voyage down the length of the Amazon. | It follows Skelton's successful high-wire walk between the chimneys of Battersea Power Station in London and solo kayak voyage down the length of the Amazon. |
| But she admitted: "I didn't really think this one through. I've never done anything like it. | But she admitted: "I didn't really think this one through. I've never done anything like it. |
| "When I went out to New Zealand [to prepare], that was my first experience of something that cold. | "When I went out to New Zealand [to prepare], that was my first experience of something that cold. |
| "I just didn't think about what it would entail - camping in the snow, using the water to cook your food, lugging all your stuff around, so yeah, it's been a steep learning curve." | "I just didn't think about what it would entail - camping in the snow, using the water to cook your food, lugging all your stuff around, so yeah, it's been a steep learning curve." |
| Skelton will pull a sledge containing her supplies, weighing a total of 82kg (13 stone). | Skelton will pull a sledge containing her supplies, weighing a total of 82kg (13 stone). |
| Sport Relief, which aims to improve lives in the UK and in the world's poorest countries, takes place in March. Supporters are able to sponsor Skelton on the href="https://www.sportrelief.com/donate/helen-skelton" >Sport Relief website. |