'South Pole heaven': Antarctic explorer

An explorer who made history by leading the first Irish expedition to the South Pole today described his barren ice-capped surroundings as heaven.

'South Pole heaven': Antarctic explorer
Wed, 09 Jan, 2008 - 16:18

An explorer who made history by leading the first Irish expedition to the South Pole today described his barren ice-capped surroundings as heaven.

Pat Falvey, from Cork, said it was amazing to reach their destination after 58 days of trekking 710 miles (1,140km) across Antarctica.

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