In an attempt to convince us that CO2 causes bad weather, guy from UK takes unnecessary flights to South Pole, then South America, then Canada

BBC News - Polar explorer Mark Wood reaches South Pole

He will be picked up by an aircraft and flown to a base station at Hercules inlet, before flying on to South America and then Canada, before starting the Arctic leg of his challenge.

He will have about three weeks to recover and rebuild his body fat before attempting to cover about 700 miles (1,127km) of ice to the North Pole.

If successful, Mr Wood will become the first person to ski alone and unaided across both the Arctic and Antarctica to reach the geographic poles.

Mr Wood has taken on the challenge to raise awareness of climate change.

Rather than raising money, he is hoping to persuade individuals and businesses to cut carbon emissions.