Pole2Pole: Swedish explorer's latest trek about to make history

Johan Ernst Nilson has been on top of the world in more ways than one, having trekked to the North Pole and summited Mount Everest.

While many before him have accomplished both of those feats, Nilson is closing in on becoming the first person to travel from the North Pole to the South Pole "carbon neutral" -- using primarily his own energy to make the long and perilous trek.

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