Series
Helen's Polar Challenge for Sport Relief
Documentary
Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton makes an epic 500-mile journey to the South Pole by kite, by ski and - in a world first - by bike, to raise awareness for Sport Relief.
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Seasons & episodes
1Episode 123 Jan 2012 · 30mHelen's fitness is put to the test; is she strong enough to take on her Antarctic adventure? Helen also meets the world's greatest living explorer to get some top tips on how to survive in the extreme cold.
2Episode 230 Jan 2012 · 30mHelen travels to California to get to grips with her specially-made ice bike in stage two of her training for the South Pole.
3Episode 36 Feb 2012 · 30mHelen is back in the UK to learn how to use power kites on land and in the water, as part of stage three of her training for the South Pole.
4Episode 413 Feb 2012 · 30mHelen travels to New Zealand, where she tries kite-skiing for the first time; it is the fastest and most dangerous form of transport she will be using to get to the South Pole. And can she survive her first night in a snow hole?
5Episode 520 Feb 2012 · 30mHelen meets her team-mate, Norwegian kite-skier Niklas Norman, for the first time as they travel to Iceland to complete the final stage of training for her Polar challenge. But will they learn the skills they need to survive the extreme cold in time?
6Episode 627 Feb 2012 · 30mHelen finds out if five months of training have paid off as she finally arrives in Antarctica for the start of her polar challenge for Sport Relief. Her first week is spent acclimatizing to the harsh conditions and freezing temperatures, but storms and illness make life in the world’s biggest freezer even harder for Helen. After testing the three modes of transport she hopes to reach the South Pole on, it is time to start her 500-mile trek. But on day one, her choice of transport is called into question.
7Episode 75 Mar 2012 · 30mIt is just day two of Helen's 500-mile Sport Relief trek to the South Pole, and already she is behind schedule. But Helen hopes to make up the miles by using the kites. The extreme conditions of Antarctica are starting to take their toll on Helen as she struggles to get to grips with life in the world's biggest freezer. She is forgetting her polar training and is failing to do the basics, as she finds out she is in danger of becoming seriously dehydrated.
8Episode 812 Mar 2012 · 30mHelen is now past the halfway mark on her 500-mile Sport Relief Challenge to the South Pole. In this episode, she takes the decision to park her fastest mode of transport - the kites - as she wants to try and complete the remaining miles with just the bike and skis. Helen's decision to ditch the kites does not go down well with her Norwegian team-mate Niklas. Now the pair will have to travel at least 14 hours a day if they have any chance of completing the challenge in time. However, the constant physical demands of the longer days and the cold of Antarctica starts to affect Helen's health as she picks up a nasty cough. Has ditching the kites put her whole trip in jeopardy?
9Episode 919 Mar 2012 · 30mOn 22 January 2012, Blue Peter's Helen Skelton completed an epic 500-mile trek to the South Pole for Sport Relief, using three modes of transport: kite skiing, cross country skis, and - in a world first - by bike. This is the story of how she made that gruelling journey, experiencing temperatures twice below that of a household fridge freezer. As well as dealing with temperatures of -36 degrees, she had to battle with blisters, not washing for weeks on end, and a cough that threatened to give her pneumonia.
Details
- First aired
- 23 Jan 2012
- Last aired
- 19 Mar 2012
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 9
Cast
Helen SkeltonHerself
