A father and son on the first solar-powered Antarctic expedition spent Christmas apart after poor health forced the older explorer to return to base camp.
Robert Swan: “My pride is hurting”
Robert Swan, 61, was the first man to walk to both the South and North poles, a feat he accomplished in 1989. He returned to the Antarctic in November with his son, Barney, 23, to break another record: to reach both the poles using entirely renewable resources.
The Swans and their team have relied solely on solar energy and renewable biofuels made by Shell to cook, melt water and keep warm in temperatures as low as minus 40C, to raise awareness of the damage to the Antarctic from climate change. Despite gruelling conditions the team hit the halfway point last