The Polar Race is one of the most extreme races in the world. One of the people I went to see at (of all things) Donald Trump's real estate seminar, managed to finish it this year.
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2,000 people have climbed Everest.
400 people have been to Outer Space.
160 people have rowed the Atlantic Ocean in a row boat.
But, fewer than 100 people have ever reached a Pole on their own efforts (no dogs, no snowmobiles, no airplanes, etc.).
