My Christmas in 2010 will be spent on the coldest, most windswept continent on earth whilst attempting to climb Mt. Vinson.

Ever since reading a book of Dad’s on the great British polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, Antarctica has intrigued me. It is a land of dreams; a pristine environment of epic proportions and extremities. For half of the year, when there is 24 hours of daylight, the snow really does shine whiter than white. It is a remote and truly remarkable place.

The highest peak in Antarctica lies within the Ellsworth mountain range a mere 600 miles from the South Pole.With my trip to Antarctica complete I will aim to complete my 7 Summits quest by returning to familiar surroundings, that being Mt. Everest. This time however, I am intent on getting 120m higher than I did in 2010.