Welcome to the 100th Anniversary South Pole Race Official Website

Additional places for the 100th Anniversary Race are available - 25/02/2010

Additional places have been allocated for the 100th Anniversary South Pole Race. This is a limited allocation on a first come first served basis! These places will be taken quickly so if you are interested you must contact the office to register your interst.

Please contact our UK Office via the telephone: +44 (0)1285 860440, or alternatively via email southpole@extremeworldraces.com.

UK Entry has been re-opened for the South Pole Race in 2012/13

The entry regulations have been lifted on the 2012/13 for UK entrants. This is a limited allocation and places will be taken quickly. Please contact the office to reserve your place for an interview.

Please contact our UK Office via the telephone: +44 (0)1285 860440, or alternatively via email southpole@extremeworldraces.com.

Congratulations to the competitors from our sister race the Polar Challenge on completing their arctic training in Hjerkinn, Norway

The class of 2010. Visit the Polar Challenge website here for more details. They will be departing in April on an epic 320 nautical mile race to the 1996 position of the magnetic North Pole.

On Thin Ice - Now available on DVD

The documentary has now finished airing on BBC 2 in the UK. If you have missed any of the previous episodes you can purchase the BBC DVD through all major retailers such as Amazon and HMV.

You can listen to all of the team's audio blogs from the 2009 South Pole Role, see the daily diaries on the right-hand side.

Synopsis: James Cracknell and Ben Fogle embark on a huge and very dangerous adventure - a gruelling race to the South Pole. After rowing the Atlantic, as seen in the multi-award winning BBC series Through Hell and High Water, adventurer Ben Fogle and double Olympic Gold medallist James Cracknell along with team mate Ed Coats are going to attempt not only to complete but also to win one of the most arduous and dangerous endurance events in the world - The South Pole Race.

The 2009 South Pole Race

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