Tales of adventures in the Arctic
Jonathan Stevens, 34, will face temperatures as low as minus 30C as he takes part in the Arctic Dog Sledding Charity Challenge.
He will have to cover a distance of 120 miles – 200 kilometres – over five days with a team of four to six dogs and a sled.
Jonathan, who comes from the same village as world-famous explorer David Hempleman-Adams, hopes to raise more than £4,000 for Amnesty International.
He said: "I think just trying to keep the sled upright and in a straight line will be a challenge in itself.
"It's going to be a huge challenge both mentally and physically and the steep inclines are going to be tough.
"The huskies will expect me to be working as hard as they are, and it is going to be tough."
His training has involved a lot of running up and down hills.
He said: "I have had a few problems with my knees tackling the hills but I hope the dogs will help. I have been running, walking, swimming and cycling, pretty much anything to get fit.
"I have always wanted to do something like this but I had never signed up.
"When I found this event I could just do it for whatever charity I wanted so I decided to just do it.
"I like to be doing stuff all of the time and keep busy."
Jonathan said of human rights group Amnesty International: "It is a great charity and I think a lot of the problems in this world are to do with the way humans react to it.
"Humans are the most dangerous species and we should protect them."
To sponsor him, go to http://www.justgiving.com/jonandthehuskies
Meanwhile, a Bath woman who was part of an all-women expedition to the North Pole, has been speaking to schoolchildren about her experiences.
Victoria Humphries won a place in the Guinness Book of Records in 1997 after she took part in the first-ever all-woman's relay with her mother Sue Riches.
The pair were also voted as Women of the Year more than 10 years ago.
On Monday, Victoria, from Lansdown, was at The Paragon School talking about her experiences.
The 38-year-old, who is now the manager of a publishing company in Widcombe, is often approached to discuss her adventures.
Victoria, who has a three-year-old son at the school, said she enjoyed telling youngsters about her trip and had also spoken on cruise ships.
She said: "I first took part in the challenge when I was 27 and I have been back twice, once in 1998 and again in 2000.
"I would love to go back again but now I have a son it is a lot harder.
"I never imagined I would still be talking about it 10 years later.
"It is the best thing I have ever done and it is the most beautiful place in the whole world."
She said she liked to talk about the highs and lows of the expedition, as well as coping with the extreme temperatures.
She said: "I like to tell the children all sorts of things, including what we ate."
She said each day they would eat a packet of butter each to make sure they were getting enough calories.
Victoria and her mother have also published a book about their adventures called Frigid Women.
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