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In November, Sam Cox, 34, from Devon, will begin a journey of more than 1,200 miles (2,000km) in an attempt to complete the longest solo unsupported Antarctic crossing.
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Former British Army Gurkha Hari Budha Magar completed the gruelling feat 70 years after Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to conquer the mountain.
A former Gurkha soldier who lost his legs after being blown up has fulfilled his lifelong dream of climbing the tallest mountain in the world.
“They’re closer to me than my family,” one member said.