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By MARVYN N. BENANING
Manila Bulletin

Filipino environmentalist and sportsman Bobby del Rosario is set to embark on a 1,170-kilometer trek to reach the South Pole and drum up support for the war against climate change and break the world record in the process.

Del Rosario, also a professional golf instructor and outdoorsman, will be supported by the 414,000 member-strong Blue Falcons, an environmental group led by its president, Prof. Leonardo "Onad" Usita.

Usita said Blue Falcons will pool their resources to ensure that Del Rosario will achieve his goal of reaching the South Pole under harsh claimatic conditions and beat the standing world record of 33 days.

Should Del Rosario succeed, he will be the first Filipino to ever reach Antarctica's geographical center from the Chilean-administered Patriot Hills.

By November, which is summer in Antarctica, Usita said Del Rosario will be ready to fly to Patriot Hills from Punta Arenas, Chile. Del Rosario will have to battle the notorious Katabatic winds, also known as gravity winds, before he sets off for the long trek.

He has been training since last year to endure the rigors of his Antarctic trek at an average of minus 50 degrees Celsius daily, with headwinds ranging from 80 km to 100 km per hour.

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