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First person of colour to reach the South Pole (male) solo

First person of colour to reach the South Pole (male) solo
Who
Richard Parks
What
First
Where
Antarctica
When
04 January 2014

The first person of colour to reach the South Pole (male) solo is Richard Parks (UK) who completed an expedition the South Pole on 4th January 2014 after 29 days 19 hours and 24 minutes.

Richard completed the 1,150 km (715 mile) solo expedition from Hercules Inlet, on the geographical coastline of Antarctica, to the South Pole in 29 days, 19 hours and 24 minutes, setting a new British record and taking 9 days off the existing British record. He also set the second fastest time in history.

Throughout his solo expedition, Richard self-filmed for a Channel 5 documentary series following the expedition and three training challenges which formed his year of preparation. The legacy objectives of this expedition were science and education, with Richard recording pioneering neurocognitive data as well as physiological data working with his expedition partners.