0:00:08 > 0:00:12I kayaked 2,000 miles along the Amazon...
0:00:18 > 0:00:20..I walked a high wire between the chimneys
0:00:20 > 0:00:23at Battersea Power Station...
0:00:25 > 0:00:28..and this time around, I'm going to be taking on
0:00:28 > 0:00:31my most physically demanding challenge to date.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41I will be attempting to get to the South Pole
0:00:41 > 0:00:45entirely under my own steam and taking everything I need with me.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48I will be walking, kite skiing and in a world first,
0:00:48 > 0:00:52trying to cycle part of my route to the pole.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54It's the coldest and windiest place on earth.
0:00:54 > 0:00:59Temperatures drop to as low as minus 50 degrees Celsius.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03I've no idea how people do this. Honestly.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Ah!
0:01:12 > 0:01:16I don't want to play any more. This is just so frustrating.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30So far for her Sport Relief challenge,
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Helen's travelled to California to meet the team
0:01:32 > 0:01:36creating her specially-adapted ice bike.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39She's been plunged into freezing water to see how her body copes
0:01:39 > 0:01:41with the extreme cold.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44And she's visited Sierra Leone to see how Sport Relief money
0:01:44 > 0:01:46really makes a difference.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48CHEERING
0:01:48 > 0:01:51In today's programme, Helen's off to Exmouth in Devon
0:01:51 > 0:01:54to learn the skills she needs for kite-skiing.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56I'm going to have to have strong arms, aren't I?
0:01:56 > 0:01:59It's the fastest and most dangerous form of transport
0:01:59 > 0:02:01she'll be using to travel to the South Pole.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05But before she hits the snow,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Helen needs to hit the water to learn kite-surfing.
0:02:08 > 0:02:13It's a battle to gain the confidence she needs.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15I don't have time to be injured.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18And a race against three of the UK's top young kite-surfers
0:02:18 > 0:02:20isn't as easy as it seems.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Who put that line on?
0:02:23 > 0:02:24Oh, no!
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Teaching Helen is former British champion, Ned Taylor.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36He's been kite-surfing for seven years, wowing the judges
0:02:36 > 0:02:38with his incredible range of tricks.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42You don't get to become a kite surfing champion without commitment.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45You've got to be ready to go out, regardless of the conditions,
0:02:45 > 0:02:47whether it's raining, snowing.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50You've got to get out there and learn the latest tricks.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53I think Helen might be expecting it to be nice and easy
0:02:53 > 0:02:55but it's not that easy to do.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57Helen can learn this on the water.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00When she goes onto the snow, it's going to be a lot easier.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03That's the reason we're living a kite-surfing first
0:03:03 > 0:03:05because before she goes on the snow.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09Helen's come to Devon where Ned will teach her step by step
0:03:09 > 0:03:12the skills she needs to get to the South Pole.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20To start with, we're going to start to learn to fly a kite.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Once we've got really good at the kite,
0:03:22 > 0:03:25were going to go onto a bigger kite that's got more power.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27It's going to drag you along.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Then we're going to go on the buggy, this thing with three wheels.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Once we've got that fully cracked and we're really good at that,
0:03:33 > 0:03:36only then will be go on the water because it takes a lot of practice.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39You've got the water splashing in your face.
0:03:39 > 0:03:40That's going to be difficult.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43And that will be more like when you go on the snow.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- I haven't flown a kite for years. - We're going to have to get started.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Ned starts with the basics, how to set up the kite.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52But straight away, Helen's trying to find shortcuts.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Why can't you just leave the lines attached?
0:03:55 > 0:03:58You've got to learn to do this because when you're in the snow,
0:03:58 > 0:04:01something goes wrong, you need to know how to sort it all out.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Ned needs to teach Helen all he can before she puts her new skills
0:04:04 > 0:04:07to the test against three young kite surfers,
0:04:07 > 0:04:08so it's straight down to business.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12To turn the kite to the left, I'm pulling on the red side.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14I'm pushing away with the blue.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17To turn the kite to the right, I'm pulling on the blue
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- and pushing on the red...- OK. - ..almost like I'm riding a bike.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25- OK, ready?- Yeah.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Turn. There you go. Keep going. Now the other way.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Oh, it's quite sensitive.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Oh, why's it stopping?
0:04:33 > 0:04:37It's really weird because when the wind gets inside the kite,
0:04:37 > 0:04:39you can feel the lines go taught
0:04:39 > 0:04:42and it does feel like it's got power in it.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- Could you feel the kite pulling on your hand?- Yeah.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Can you imagine if we had a really big kite,
0:04:47 > 0:04:49it would be enough power to pull you along on skis.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Yeah. Yeah.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57The wind has been used by travellers to help them cross Antarctica
0:04:57 > 0:04:59for more than 100 years.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Just like the famous explorer, Captain Scott, Helen will be
0:05:02 > 0:05:05harnessing the power of the wind but instead of using sails,
0:05:05 > 0:05:08as he did, she'll be using a power kite.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12They're 30 times bigger than the ones you use at home
0:05:12 > 0:05:16and create enough power to lift a fully-grown person off the ground.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23But controlling it is easier said than done.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25I'm going to have to have strong arms, aren't I?
0:05:25 > 0:05:28This kite has got so much power in it.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31When the wind fills it up, it's like hanging onto the lead of a dog
0:05:31 > 0:05:34but your dog turning from a tiny little terrier
0:05:34 > 0:05:36into a massive great stallion.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38You're going along and it goes like this.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40The power and speed that these kites generate
0:05:40 > 0:05:44means they have the potential to drag the flier into danger,
0:05:44 > 0:05:47so Helen needs to know what to do if she loses control of the kite.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51When I tell you, you're going to let go of the bar
0:05:51 > 0:05:55and it'll pull on the brake lines on the kite and it'll kill the power.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- OK.- So, big turn. OK.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Three, two, one... Let go.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05There we go and it's pulled on the brake lines on the kite
0:06:05 > 0:06:09and now the kite has no power and it'll just fall down to the ground.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- I'm really enjoying this.- Good.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15More than I thought because I thought I've got to learn to do this
0:06:15 > 0:06:18so I can do that. But I'm enjoying this.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24So much so she can't wait for the next training session.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27It's a new day and there's really strong wind which means
0:06:27 > 0:06:29a lot more power in the kite.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31It's like a jet engine has been attached
0:06:31 > 0:06:34and Helen's getting pulled all over the beach.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Ah!
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Wo, wo, wo!
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Really powerful!
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Look at me go!
0:06:45 > 0:06:48It's definitely a lot windier today, isn't it?
0:06:48 > 0:06:50When I have the kite in front of me,
0:06:50 > 0:06:54I feel like it could just go and take me with it at any second.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00The area in which the kite can be flown is called the wind window
0:07:00 > 0:07:03and this can be used to control the amount of power in the kite.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08The kite is most powerful and generates the most speed
0:07:08 > 0:07:11when it's straight out in front of the person flying it
0:07:11 > 0:07:13and the wind is coming from behind.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16If Helen moves the kite to the sides or top of the wind window
0:07:16 > 0:07:19she can reduce the power in the kite.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22This allows her to slow down, which will help her to turn.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29With a bit more practise, Helen gets confident moving the kite
0:07:29 > 0:07:32in and out of the wind to control the amount of power
0:07:32 > 0:07:34but to prove she's ready to move on to the buggy,
0:07:34 > 0:07:38Ned sets her a challenge, flying the kite... blind folded.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41What's really important before she can move on is that she can
0:07:41 > 0:07:44fly the kite just by feeling it, rather than having to look at it all
0:07:44 > 0:07:47the time because when she's going on a buggy or the skis
0:07:47 > 0:07:51or on the water, she's not going to be able to look at the kite all the time.
0:07:51 > 0:07:52Oh!
0:07:53 > 0:07:55- Is that OK?- Yeah.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Just nice and slow. Good, now the other way.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01I'm not going to go for any sharp turns.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Does it feel a bit weird?
0:08:04 > 0:08:06Yeah, it does feel weird
0:08:06 > 0:08:10because I don't feel like I'm as connected to the kite.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13I feel like I'm down here, it's up there
0:08:13 > 0:08:15and I've got to hope that it does the right thing
0:08:15 > 0:08:20whereas when you can see it, you kind of feel like you're more of a team.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Right hand. Oh!
0:08:23 > 0:08:26The trouble is, when it starts to go wrong, you can't do anything
0:08:26 > 0:08:30when you've got the blindfold on because I don't know what to correct.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Eventually, with a bit of practice,
0:08:32 > 0:08:35even when the kite starts to go wrong, you'll know exactly
0:08:35 > 0:08:37what to do without looking at it but at this stage,
0:08:37 > 0:08:40you're doing really well and I feel we're ready for the next step.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- The buggy?- Yeah, OK.- Yes.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50To get to the South Pole, Helen needs to be fitter
0:08:50 > 0:08:51than she's ever been before.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55This means following a punishing fitness regime,
0:08:55 > 0:08:56on top of everything else.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09And her least favourite activity is tyre-pulling.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13I've got to drag this tyre up and down the beach,
0:09:13 > 0:09:16not for 10 or 15 minutes, for an hour and a half.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22I have to pull this tyre because I have to get used
0:09:22 > 0:09:27to pulling something heavy, so this is going to hurt, quite frankly.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35I need to find some motivation because right now,
0:09:35 > 0:09:37I don't want to do this.
0:09:37 > 0:09:38# I would walk 500 miles
0:09:38 > 0:09:41# And I would walk 500 more
0:09:41 > 0:09:46# Just to be that man who walks a thousand miles
0:09:46 > 0:09:48# To fall down at your door... #
0:09:48 > 0:09:51This is so boring.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57I've just been trudging along what looks like the same bit of sand
0:09:57 > 0:09:59for 45 minutes.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01I'm going to have to get used to it
0:10:01 > 0:10:04because this is going to be my life for at least four months.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08# And I would walk 500 miles... #
0:10:12 > 0:10:14It's Helen's first session on the buggy.
0:10:14 > 0:10:19Ned wants her to use the power in the kite to control her speed and make turns.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24We need to get a little bit of speed in the buggy before we go to turn.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- If you turn when you're not moving, it'll be difficult.- OK.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31So what we're going to do is you can imagine this is the kite and I'm pulling you along.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33So the kite is pulling you along, along like this.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35We're going to try and turn.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38You're going to steer the kite so it comes up above your head
0:10:38 > 0:10:40so it's not pulling you anymore,
0:10:40 > 0:10:42and then with the momentum that you've got,
0:10:42 > 0:10:45you're going to turn exactly what you did, sharply with your feet
0:10:45 > 0:10:50until you go all the way round, and then we're going to straighten back up and dive the kite down,
0:10:50 > 0:10:52and it's going to pull you in this direction.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54OK, I'm off, bye!
0:10:54 > 0:10:58Right, right, right. Good. Keep it steady there.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02Speed is no problem, but turning the buggy is a whole other matter.
0:11:02 > 0:11:07Keep going, keep going, keep going, now the other way. Good.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Bring the kite up above your head, keep resisting the kite,
0:11:10 > 0:11:12and steer it up. Up, up, up!
0:11:12 > 0:11:14I was steering the kite!
0:11:14 > 0:11:16The kite on its own is really good, the buggy,
0:11:16 > 0:11:18the steering on its own is really good.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20It's doing two things at once.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22It's like tapping your head and rubbing your belly.
0:11:22 > 0:11:27- It gets really difficult.- Agh!
0:11:27 > 0:11:31As if she wasn't black and blue from all the tyre pulling,
0:11:31 > 0:11:33she keeps crashing!
0:11:33 > 0:11:35But there's no way she's giving up.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37Right, move your feet.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39I want to get good at this
0:11:39 > 0:11:42because when you're doing it right it feels great.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46I am frustrated that I didn't nail the turns straight away.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48I'll get there. Hopefully!
0:11:53 > 0:11:57Helen wants to find out why she's finding it hard to turn the buggy.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00The hardest direction to go is down with the wind
0:12:00 > 0:12:06because, as you pick up speed, you catch up with the wind and it loses power in your kite.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10What you have to do is, if the wind is coming in this direction,
0:12:10 > 0:12:12in order to get downwind,
0:12:12 > 0:12:16we can't just go straight down like that, we have to zigzag our way
0:12:16 > 0:12:20downwind and that's going to be the only way we'll get downwind.
0:12:20 > 0:12:21So cut across it.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25Cutting across, and just going slightly downwind on every tack.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Cutting across the wind means she'll always have enough power
0:12:28 > 0:12:33in the kite to keep moving, but it also lets her slow down
0:12:33 > 0:12:37so she can make controlled turns, and Ned's putting her to the test.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42What we're going to do is put a couple of cones at either side,
0:12:42 > 0:12:47and what you're going to try and do is ride along and then ride in-between the cones.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50- That's going to show a bit more control.- OK.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54That's it, start thinking about controlling our speed,
0:12:54 > 0:12:56bring the kite up.
0:12:56 > 0:13:01Good. Kite up, and just roll into it, roll into the turn.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Not going as quickly, not going as quickly.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08Now we're getting the kite going, nice and slow, control! Good!
0:13:12 > 0:13:16I'm going slowly, I'm going slowly, like I said I would.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24Suddenly, everything Ned's been saying clicks into place.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27It is better to go slower because it means that
0:13:27 > 0:13:29I can control the buggy, control the kite,
0:13:29 > 0:13:31and actually I'm learning stuff.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Before, when I was flying around,
0:13:34 > 0:13:39I was literally staying in this by the skin of my teeth.
0:13:39 > 0:13:40Now I'm actually in charge of it.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48I've really enjoyed this, being able to control my speed
0:13:48 > 0:13:51and I've turned intentionally.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54How is this going to help me though when I'm kite surfing?
0:13:54 > 0:13:57It's just generally being able to control two things at once
0:13:57 > 0:13:59and that's what you've done today.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01You've been able to control the kite and the buggy,
0:14:01 > 0:14:04being able to do two things at once like that is perfect,
0:14:04 > 0:14:08and it's really going to help you on all the other sports.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Does that mean I can move on to the water?
0:14:10 > 0:14:13- Let's move on to the water, I think.- Marvellous!
0:14:15 > 0:14:18I'm a bit concerned that when she goes on the water
0:14:18 > 0:14:20she's thinking it's going to be easy,
0:14:20 > 0:14:23similar to how the buggy was, but it's not going to be that easy
0:14:23 > 0:14:27and I think it's going to be a bit of a shock when she goes on the water.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Well, it's nice and windy, that's a good sign.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36It's a really nice day today. It's a lot windier than the last few days,
0:14:36 > 0:14:39but it'll be perfect for us to go on the water.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- Finally!- Yeah, let's do it.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44But, before Ned lets Helen on the water,
0:14:44 > 0:14:47he gets her to practice setting up the kite again.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49And again! So that even a blizzard won't stop her.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55Antarctica is the most extreme environment on Earth,
0:14:55 > 0:15:01with winds of up to 199 mph and an average temperature of minus 50 degrees Celsius,
0:15:01 > 0:15:05the simplest tasks become 100 times harder.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Helen needs to know her skills inside out
0:15:07 > 0:15:10so she can cope in the freezing temperatures.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18If Helen can't tie a knot on a beach,
0:15:18 > 0:15:20she's got no chance at the South Pole.
0:15:20 > 0:15:21Ooh!
0:15:24 > 0:15:27I think that's what put me off flying a kite as a kid.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29I remember just getting it all in a massive knot,
0:15:29 > 0:15:33and thinking I don't want to play with that any more!
0:15:33 > 0:15:37That goes over there and there. No, that's not right.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- Do you want me to show you again? - Yes!
0:15:40 > 0:15:44Everything Ned's taught her has gone straight out of the window.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47That's classic me though, isn't it? "Yes, I remember!"
0:15:47 > 0:15:51- It's OK, it was a long time ago. - That's quite a faff here.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55- Yep.- When I'm wearing huge gloves that I can't take off in the snow and the wind,
0:15:55 > 0:15:58that's going to be a real pain in the neck, isn't it?
0:15:58 > 0:16:04In Antarctica, I'm going to have skis and a tent and a sled full of stuff.
0:16:04 > 0:16:09- Right, I think I can do it this time. - OK.- Famous last words.
0:16:10 > 0:16:16OK. Pull it tight, and...
0:16:16 > 0:16:17..There. Fiddly!
0:16:20 > 0:16:23The kite is finally ready to go.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- Perfect. Ready to go?- All on, yes.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Brilliant.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37On the water, Helen has a lot to think about.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41Keeping the kite steady, moving the board into position,
0:16:41 > 0:16:43and trying to get up on her feet.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47Here we go, let's just go straight. Hard left. Head forward, and up.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Head forward.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53All the flight is coming all the way up the buggy head,
0:16:53 > 0:16:55and all the way down. Make the most of the power.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59Here we are, let's just go straight. Hard left. Head forward and up.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01That's it, good.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04After a few attempts, everything comes together, and she's off.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09And down again. Leaning back now.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13That's it, keep the kite moving.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15Everything is starting to come together,
0:17:15 > 0:17:18and she knows what she's doing and she knows what she needs to improve.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20She can just do it now.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22That was amazing, well done!
0:17:22 > 0:17:26That just felt perfect, and I was laughing my head off all the way.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30I was flying down there, and thought, "I'm going to keep going!
0:17:30 > 0:17:34"I'll keep going. I'll be in Wales soon but I'll keep going!"
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Right... Again?
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Again. Back up to the top.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00I don't want to talk to you because I will cry.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03The board bounced off her feet
0:18:03 > 0:18:05and the edge of the board hit her on the bottom of the foot.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08I think it's bruised it quite bad.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12I don't have time to be proper injured. I'll be fine in a minute.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15I'm just...
0:18:16 > 0:18:20Just stay, just stay down, Hel. Just keep it in the water.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Just keep it cold, keep it iced.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27I'm not being difficult, but I'm telling you it really hurts.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33She was riding along, she got a bit of speed.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36The board bounced off her feet and hit her in the soft bit of her foot
0:18:36 > 0:18:38and I think it's just bruised it quite badly.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41She was getting, like, overly confident I think,
0:18:41 > 0:18:46trying to progress really fast, and, yes, just took it a bit too far.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Oh my word.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Right.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53I've got to learn this board, and I've got to be good,
0:18:53 > 0:18:56and I haven't got time for this.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Oh my word!
0:18:58 > 0:19:01It's fine because I'm walking on it, but...
0:19:07 > 0:19:10I don't think it's a good idea to carry on today.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13It's tender in that middle bit, and that sits right on the foot strap.
0:19:13 > 0:19:18You're going to be needing to apply pressure to that middle bit in order to control the board.
0:19:25 > 0:19:26For crying out loud!
0:19:26 > 0:19:28When Ralph Fiennes cut his fingers off,
0:19:28 > 0:19:30and he carries on adventuring and exploring.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33I've got a bruise on my foot and I have to stop!
0:19:33 > 0:19:36I feel like I'm halfway down the racetrack
0:19:36 > 0:19:40or I'm halfway over the hurdle and I'm being pulled back down.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43I just...
0:19:43 > 0:19:45..I want to be able to do this.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50It's game over for today's training.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53Helen's pushed herself too hard, too quickly.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55If she carries on like this,
0:19:55 > 0:19:59it could end her polar challenge before it's even begun.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04It's a new day on the water,
0:20:04 > 0:20:07and Helen needs to get her confidence back.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10I'm kind of mad that I feel like I've wasted some of yesterday
0:20:10 > 0:20:12so I just want to get good.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14You're running away already, you must be keen!
0:20:14 > 0:20:18I know! I just want to get on with it. The more you think about it, the more you think,
0:20:18 > 0:20:22"Oh, I fell off, I can't do it", so I just want to get on with it.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25But, again, she's putting herself under pressure to perform
0:20:25 > 0:20:31as this is the last session before she races against three top young kite surfers.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35Will she have learned the skills she needs to kite ski to the South Pole?
0:20:35 > 0:20:40I have to get a decent run because otherwise...
0:20:40 > 0:20:42She's in trouble!
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Remember your head and shoulders.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Dive it, dive it, dive it. It'll be a switch.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55She'll just click and get it in a minute,
0:20:55 > 0:20:58so we've just got to hope that happens.
0:20:58 > 0:21:04I don't want to talk to you because I'm stressing myself out
0:21:04 > 0:21:06and it's making me worse.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08I was enjoying it and I was good.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Everyone keeps saying, "You need to get good fast, you need to get good fast"
0:21:11 > 0:21:13I'm aware of that!
0:21:13 > 0:21:18Ned's the British champion and he didn't do this on his second day, did he?
0:21:26 > 0:21:28That's it! Good!
0:21:30 > 0:21:34A lot better run on that one. She was just a bit cautious from yesterday,
0:21:34 > 0:21:38she kind of forgot what she was doing, but she's getting it now.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41- Happy?- Very happy.- Good. - Good student.- Thank you!
0:21:45 > 0:21:49It's her final day in Devon. What has Helen let herself in for?
0:21:51 > 0:21:55I've got three of my friends who are the best young talents in the UK.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57They're 10, 12 and 14,
0:21:57 > 0:22:01and you're going to be racing against them across the Channel.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05As a team, they're going to have to ride three times as far as you.
0:22:05 > 0:22:10One, two, three, OK. Right, I really have to keep the kite in the air then, don't I?
0:22:10 > 0:22:14Exactly. That's the most important bit. Kite in the air and board on your feet.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20The boys have had a lot of experience so they'll be able to fly in this wind.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24Because they're quite small, they'll be able to complete it.
0:22:24 > 0:22:25It will be difficult for Helen.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29If the wind comes up just a tiny bit more, she'll be able to do it.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32But at the moment we're right on that borderline.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36Do you know what you're doing? You all have to make it across, one at a time.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38I only have to get up there once.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Ned is going to help me pump up my kite, so let's get cracking.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Three, two, one, go! Ned, go!
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Helen hopes all that practice setting up the kite will pay off.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58She can't afford to put a foot wrong against these three.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00We're clearly winning at the moment.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07I'll hold the end, you unwrap them.
0:23:07 > 0:23:12But, in her eagerness to stay ahead of the boys, Helen makes a careless mistake.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16She's got her lines in a tangle and the wrong way round.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Red on the right. Schoolboy!
0:23:19 > 0:23:20Ned rushes in to help.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26I'm just running around now!
0:23:26 > 0:23:32Making a mistake in Antarctica could end Helen's hopes of reaching the South Pole.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36She'll need to be seriously organised and disciplined to survive.
0:23:36 > 0:23:41The routine of putting up a tent and melting snow for food will take at least three hours every day.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44The more mistakes she makes, the slower she'll be,
0:23:44 > 0:23:49risking exhaustion and frostbite.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52The boys take advantage of Helen's mistake and jump ahead.
0:23:53 > 0:23:58This is so annoying. They've totally caught up with us. Oh no!
0:24:07 > 0:24:11They're already on their first run and Helen isn't even in the water.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Keep going up, that's it.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19- Oh no! - And then... Disaster!
0:24:21 > 0:24:24- Who put that line on?- Oh no!
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Another careless mistake.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Tying my line properly!
0:24:39 > 0:24:42Eventually, Helen gets in the water,
0:24:42 > 0:24:46but the boys are on their third and final run.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48And, just as she gets started, the wind drops,
0:24:48 > 0:24:51and she can't keep the kite in the air.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01It's clearly not a blaze of glory but I am getting there, slowly.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06Oh, this isn't fun!
0:25:09 > 0:25:14- Well done!- How can you say well done? I let you down!
0:25:14 > 0:25:16We beat them in the setting up though, didn't we?
0:25:16 > 0:25:19We were doing well with the pumping, we had the speedy pumping.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22I'm so annoyed because when I got up and got going, I thought,
0:25:22 > 0:25:26"Yeah, I'm going to at least do myself proud. I'm going to get across,"
0:25:26 > 0:25:28but I just lost the wind I think, didn't I?
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Yes, you just lost the wind and then the kite came down,
0:25:30 > 0:25:32but you got that good start.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36It shows that you can consistently get up. If we had more wind, you'd have kept going
0:25:36 > 0:25:39and I reckon you'd have given them a good run for their money.
0:25:41 > 0:25:46I do feel really flat because I wanted to get to the other side,
0:25:46 > 0:25:50big victory, yay me, and that just didn't happen.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52The main thing is that you've got the kite control.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56If you can fly the kite, then you can adapt that to any kite sport.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59I think I need to get serious now and I need to concentrate,
0:25:59 > 0:26:01and I need to go away and practice.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05- Just keep practising that kite and you'll be able to do it.- Yes.
0:26:05 > 0:26:10With this, I've been putting it to the back of my mind the whole time that I'm going to the South Pole,
0:26:10 > 0:26:13that I'm going to need these skills to get me there,
0:26:13 > 0:26:17and this whole challenge thing today I've been trying to see as a bit of a laugh,
0:26:17 > 0:26:20but ultimately I think that means I've let myself down.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26It's the little things that she needs to really focus on.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28She gets distracted easily.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31She needs to be focusing, and that's what let her down
0:26:31 > 0:26:33was that she didn't attach one of the lines properly
0:26:33 > 0:26:36and it actually came off while she was beginning to ride.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38If she does something like that on the snow,
0:26:38 > 0:26:41she could get herself into a lot of trouble.
0:26:41 > 0:26:46I mucked up here and that just proves you've got to keep your eye on the ball.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48This week's been a wake-up call for Helen.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51She's got to get serious about her polar challenge
0:26:51 > 0:26:55to stand any chance of making it to the South Pole.
0:26:55 > 0:26:56And time is running out.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01If you've been inspired by Helen's challenge,
0:27:01 > 0:27:05why don't you go the extra mile and get involved in Sport Relief this year?
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Get a grown-up, and sign up to do the Sport Relief mile.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10There are hundreds of events around the country,
0:27:10 > 0:27:12and, by raising money,
0:27:12 > 0:27:16you can help vulnerable people in the UK and around the world.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23Next time, Helen travels to New Zealand to turn kite surfing into kite skiing.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25I think I can do it, can't I?
0:27:25 > 0:27:27Her sled tests her patience.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31It's horrible. This isn't good at all!
0:27:31 > 0:27:34And can she survive a night in a snow hole?
0:27:34 > 0:27:36I have no idea how people do this!