‘I’m absolutely elated. It’s a miracle we made it,’ says polar hero Louis Rudd

Recovering after his crossing, the explorer describes how he survived his gruelling 56-day Antarctic trek

Army captain Louis Rudd said last night he was “absolutely elated” to have completed a solo, unsupported crossing of Antarctica, revealing he had relied on supplies of Dairy Milk bars, Asda’s tropical mix and three biographies of Winston Churchill to see him through.

Rudd, who became the first Briton and second person to finish the 925-mile expedition late on Friday, completed the gruelling crossing within two days of American athlete Colin O’Brady. The men had spent two months locked in an epic race which had echoes of past polar feats, including the British and Norwegian push to the south pole over a century ago.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2Ak0Qkk