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| | Friday, 3 January, 2003, 11:00 GMT Trekking to end of the earth Andrew Cooney, a 23-year-old Scout leader from Nottinghamshire, has become the youngest person to walk to the South Pole. BBC News Online follows his 730-mile gruelling journey in a series of pictures.  Andrew Cooney spent months training for the gruelling task of trekking 730-miles across Antartica  There were six people in Mr Cooney's expedition including famous US woman explorer Matty McNair  A hot meal and a bath were two of the things Mr Cooney was looking forward to following his 53 days in the snow  A shoulder injury early in the trek meant Mr Cooney suffered while dragging his 200 pound sled every day  Andrew Cooney, 23, beat the record of 27-year-old Londoner Tom Avery, which lasted just five days  Back home in Nottinghamshire, Andrew Cooney's family celebrate after he calls home after reaching the pole | | Top England stories now:  Links to more England stories are at the foot of the page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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