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12 August 2026
Geoff Somers, polar explorer who handled 36 dogs on an ‘inspiring, brilliant’ trek across Antarctica
Geoff Somers, who has died aged 76, made a 3,700-mile crossing of Antarctica by dog sled in 1989-90 with the International Trans-Antarctic Expedition, which has been described as “the most inspiring, ...
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