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Extreme World Races are pioneers of ultra-endurance, multi-disciplinary and extreme adventure sports in the most hostile environments of sea, land and air on the planet.

With races from £2,000 to £60,000, take part in one of the three once-in-a-lifetime endurance races we offer: In the 2011/2 season compete in the Centenary Race to the South Pole 2011/2; the Polar Challenge 2013; and a world first, our new Siberia Black Ice Race 2012, where you can race across the magnificent frozen Lake Baikal, the world's oldest and deepest lake.

Memorable and life-changing, Extreme World Races will take you to the edge of human performance and change your life forever.To achieve the extraordinary, explore our website now or call us to find out more about your adventure of a lifetime.
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  • Keith Leslie"Thanks to EWR for all your hard work, advice and patience at the Adventure Academy. I'm sure I speak for my teammates when I say how much we enjoyed the week. We learned a great deal and the whole experience was memorable..."Keith Leslie
     
  • Dell WeinGarten"I now know why Arctic explorer's are willing to leave the comforts of their homes, deal with blizzards, subzero weather and the idea that if you don't do the right things you could die."Dell Weingarten
     
  • Mark Starling"I was lucky enough to come across Extreme World Races by chance in the Arctic after a failed solo attempt to the North Pole. EWR are much more organised than anyone else I have worked with and this time, I made it."Mark Starling
     
  • Dom Cocksedge"The Polar Challenge changed my life, and my attitude to life, in a big way. It really had a big impact on me."Dom Cocksedge
     
  • Hannah Shields"I am delighted to be associated with Extreme World Races. After completing the Polar Challenge and then helping out, I have gained so much experience in extreme survival."Hannah Shields
     
  • Dwayne Fields"The Polar Challenge with EWR was the most amazing experience I've ever had, not only did it allow me to reach my own limits but also exceed them. The race put me in contact with amazing people all over the world..."Dwayne Fields
     
  • Ben Fogle"I've learnt a lot from this race about looking after myself, I know now that I should have tackled problems as soon as they arose, rather than carrying on."Ben Fogle
     
  • Ben Fogle"The plateau is like a big white canvas but the landscape changes from hour to hour, I imagined that we were going through mountain passes, down valleys or across frozen lakes. We felt we were in a magical land which no one else has ever seen."Ben Fogle
     
  • James Cracknell"Crevasses can be a mile deep and I was terrified that I would be dragged down. I thought 'I could die here.'"James Cracknell
     
Stay up to date on the progress of the 2011 Race to the South Pole

It has been a season of incredible accomplishments for Extreme World Races and all those associated with us and still it continues to deliver...

Firstly, just as they did 100 years ago, the Norwegian team Framdrift won the EWR Centenary Race to the South Pole at 18.36 on the 19th January. Norwegians Erlend Gray, 28, Harvard Svidal, 35, and Mathias Seim, 23, were able to maintain a consistently impressive pace towards the finish line holding a commanding lead throughout the race and completed the race comfortably ahead of the other teams competing. They even managed a new Extreme World Races record, smashing the previous South Pole Race 2008/9 time by 1 day, 23 hours and 27 minutes.

Not only this, on the 22nd January 11.40 GMT Blue Peter Presenter and Sport Relief adventurers Helen and her teammate Nikolas made it to the South Pole. It was an emotional time for all involved with Helen exclaiming: "We made it to the South Pole and we're very happy! 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." However, the Sport Relief challenge still goes on to raise money for causes throughout the UK.

The Blue Peter 9 x 30min coverage on Blue Peter started on the 23rd January and will be shown every Monday at 16.30 on Blue Peter, BBC One. Make sure you catch it! If not, visit the BBC iPlayer to catch up.

EWR's top Instructor Felicity Aston has become the first woman to ski alone across Antarctica and reached Hercules Inlet after 59 days and 1744km. She said: "I cannot express how happy I am to have finally made it. I prepared for it physically and mentally for a very long time. And finally here I am having reached my final destination, having got through some severe conditions, but most importantly of all having overcome my own fear." We are all very proud of her and look forward to welcoming her home safely. Visit her blog at http://www.kasperskyonetransantarcticexpedition.com

However, all is not over...
The Race is still on for the remaining teams, Team EBB Paper, Team Mercury, Team Keep A Child Alive, Team Centrepoint and Mission Possible to get to the South Pole safely and within the deadline. Each day there are new and exciting updates on the racer's progress and daily challenges facing the competitors, as well as Ipadio diary blogs from the guys themselves from Antarctica.

To keep up to date visit www.extremeworldraces.com daily for all Race information and a map of all teams.

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