it took courage

It was a good try to cross Antarctica, this gent tried and failed.

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/pr...antarctic-trek

Ya pay your money and take your chances......
Sorry to hear of his demise....RIP

There is nothing wrong with failure if you survive. Sad to hear that such an intrepid explorer met his fate.

Better to die trying than to die wishing you had tried.

Not for me. My motto is better to have not died and still comfortably sitting at home than to die a miserable death of starvation, hypothermia or something else equally as bad. In this case I will be tickled pink going to my grave knowing I didn't try to cross the Antarctic by myself.