overview : Three iconic adventurers - newsman John Simpson, polar explorer Ranulph Fiennes and solo yachtsman Robin Knox-Johnston - go on a newsgathering trip to war-torn Afghanistan, attempt to sail around the most notorious of all maritime landmarks, Cape Horn, situated at the southernmost tip of South America, and man-haul sledges across the frozen sea ice of the Canadian Arctic.

First Air Date : Mar 27, 2009

Last Air Date : Apr 17, 2009

Runtime : 1h 0m

Episodes : 3

Seasons : 1

Genre : Documentary,

Companies : BBC Cymru Wales

Countries : GB

Keywords : afghanistan, arctic polar circle region, travel, circumnavigation, cape horn, southern ocean