And he did get within 97 miles of the South Pole once.
He could have got to the South Pole and back.
They might as well have been at the South Pole.
There'll even be one live report from the South Pole.
There were very few places to actually walk to at the South Pole.
He wanted to be the very first man to reach the South Pole.
During the current winter season, 28 men and women are living at the South Pole.
They were 600 miles from their goal, the South Pole.
"I would do anything to go to the South Pole."
You can be the first men to go there - but not to the South Pole!