Japanese adventurer to embark on unassisted solo trek to South Pole

A 40-year-old Japanese adventurer will embark in mid-November on an unassisted solo trek of approximately 1,130 kilometers across Antarctica to the South Pole.If successful, Yasunaga Ogita will become the first Japanese to accomplish an unassisted trek to the South Pole. He is planning to pull a 100-kilogram sleigh loaded with a tent, food and fuel and reach the goal in about two months.(Ogita)"I want to experience the excitement of seeing an unknown world," said Ogita, who has previously given up twice on unassisted treks to the North Pole since 2012 due to obstacles such as huge crevasses…READ FULL ARTICLE