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| Blue Peter's Helen Skelton reaches South Pole | Blue Peter's Helen Skelton reaches South Pole |
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| Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton has completed a 500-mile (800km) trek to the South Pole - on skis, kite skis and an ice bike. | Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton has completed a 500-mile (800km) trek to the South Pole - on skis, kite skis and an ice bike. |
| The TV star battled for 18 days through severe snow storms, temperatures as low as -48C and a bad bout of dehydration. | The TV star battled for 18 days through severe snow storms, temperatures as low as -48C and a bad bout of dehydration. |
| She said her body hurt in countless places, but finishing the challenge for Sport Relief felt "incredible". | She said her body hurt in countless places, but finishing the challenge for Sport Relief felt "incredible". |
| The 28-year-old also set a new world record for the fastest 100km by kite ski - in seven hours 28 minutes. | The 28-year-old also set a new world record for the fastest 100km by kite ski - in seven hours 28 minutes. |
| "The environment is so harsh and on a day when you can get sunburn, you can also get frostbite," she said. | "The environment is so harsh and on a day when you can get sunburn, you can also get frostbite," she said. |
| 'Pure grit' | 'Pure grit' |
| "I could feel my ears burning through my helmet because of the wind. | |
| "This has been a massive adventure and at times it felt like it was never going to end. | "This has been a massive adventure and at times it felt like it was never going to end. |
| "My body hurts in so many different places, mentally I'm exhausted and I've only washed once in the last 30 days, so to be finally standing at the Pole feels incredible." | "My body hurts in so many different places, mentally I'm exhausted and I've only washed once in the last 30 days, so to be finally standing at the Pole feels incredible." |
| Skelton became the first person to use a bike - with specially adapted wide tyres - as part of an expedition to the Pole. | Skelton became the first person to use a bike - with specially adapted wide tyres - as part of an expedition to the Pole. |
| She covered 329 miles by kite ski, 103 by bike, and 68 by cross-country ski. | She covered 329 miles by kite ski, 103 by bike, and 68 by cross-country ski. |
| She pulled a sledge containing her supplies that weighed a total of 82kg (13 stone). | She pulled a sledge containing her supplies that weighed a total of 82kg (13 stone). |
| The adventurer suffered numerous blisters, a hacking cough, and ongoing stomach troubles during the trek with Norwegian explorer Niklas Norman, a small BBC team and a logistics crew. | The adventurer suffered numerous blisters, a hacking cough, and ongoing stomach troubles during the trek with Norwegian explorer Niklas Norman, a small BBC team and a logistics crew. |
| British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes said: "I take my hat off to Helen Skelton. I have to admit when she first told me that she was going to cycle part of the way to the South Pole, I laughed. | British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes said: "I take my hat off to Helen Skelton. I have to admit when she first told me that she was going to cycle part of the way to the South Pole, I laughed. |
| "But through pure grit and determination she has got there and shown that, yes, you can use a bike to reach the Pole. Her incredible efforts are a great example of willpower." | "But through pure grit and determination she has got there and shown that, yes, you can use a bike to reach the Pole. Her incredible efforts are a great example of willpower." |
| Her latest adventure follows her successful high-wire walk between the chimneys of Battersea Power Station, in London, and a solo kayak voyage down the length of the Amazon. | Her latest adventure follows her successful high-wire walk between the chimneys of Battersea Power Station, in London, and a solo kayak voyage down the length of the Amazon. |
| To find out more about Sport Relief 2012 and enter a Sport Relief Mile go to bbc.co.uk/sportrelief | |
| Helen's Polar Challenge for Sport Relief will be shown in a special nine-week series on Blue Peter starting on 23 January at 1630 GMT on BBC One. | Helen's Polar Challenge for Sport Relief will be shown in a special nine-week series on Blue Peter starting on 23 January at 1630 GMT on BBC One. |