Two Australians want to be first to cross Antarctica on foot

Two Australian adventurers looking to make an unprecedented feat: walking 2,200 km round trip from the coast of Antarctica to the very center of the South Pole without assistance, local media reported Monday.

James Castrission and Justin Jones adventure began 42 days ago to promote and raise money for the campaign "You can" to help cancer patients in Australia, according to its Web site Cas & Jonesy: "Crossing the ice." The adventurous walk about 8 to 9 hours, during which they can travel about 25 kilometers.

Although it is summer in Antarctica, the two men face freezing temperatures and strong winds and are still halfway to the South Pole. "It's so painful that I can not sleep," said Castission chain told the Sky News on Australian television.

Castrission and Jones between 2007 and 2008 became the first people to travel by sea kayak that separates Australia and New Zealand , after traveling 3318 miles in 62 days, and between 2001 and 2002 were part of the first expedition paddled for 49 days and made ​​the 2,560 kilometer longest river in Australia.

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