BRITISH explorer Ranulph Fiennes has pulled out of the expedition to cross Antarctica during the region's winter after developing a severe case of frostbite.
The 68-year-old and his five-member team had hoped to conquer what has been called one of the last great polar challenges - traversing nearly 4000km in a place where temperatures often dip as low as minus 70C.
The expedition, dubbed The Coldest Journey, said in a statement on Monday the team is working toward evacuating Fiennes from Antarctica, but the evacuation is being hampered by a blizzard.
The rest of the team plans to continue on.
Expedition organisers are trying to raise $US10 million ($A9.75 million) for the charity Seeing is Believing, which seeks to prevent blindness.
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