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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lucinda Cameron

INSANE: Adventurer to undertake antarctic row months after open heart surgery | Rare Historical Photos

An adventurer is preparing for one of the world’s most dangerous rows in the Antarctic in honour of the “forgotten hero” of Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance voyage – just months after undergoing open heart surgery.

Jamie Douglas-Hamilton is also hoping to raise more than £100,000 for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) when he and five others undertake the 950-mile journey from Elephant Island to South Georgia on January 10.

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