A Lanarkshire teenager has been picked to take part in an unbelievable journey to Antarctica.
Daniel Ward, 19, will journey to probably the most southerly and distant a part of the globe in November, after being chosen as one in all solely 10 folks chosen for the expedition out of 700 nominations.
However there will be no time for chilling earlier than then, as Daniel begins work on an enormous venture he hopes will encourage hundreds of his fellow Lanarkshire residents - and provides actual function to his enterprise.
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Hailing from Carstairs, Daniel will centre on an environmental initiative across the rural areas of Clydesdale and look to work with kids to make the realm extra engaging for folks to go to.
This might be tied in with analysis he'll perform throughout his time in Antarctica the place he'll study first-hand the impacts of local weather change, feed this again to his group, and encourage others to take motion.
The journey itself is already trying a frightening prospect, however one Daniel cannot wait to be on.
He'll first journey to London the place he'll depart on a airplane to Argentina.
And from there he'll make his technique to Ushuaia, one of the southern components of South America, and proceed on a four-day boat journey to Antarctica.
Daniel, an apprentice plumber and member of the Lanark Scouts, will then spend 4 days on the icy continent, spending time up shut with penguins, seals and even whales.
In a shifting video, Daniel is informed he has been chosen for the journey as he struggles to maintain his cool find out his alternative of a lifetime is simply months away.
The expedition is organised by We Two Basis who arrange the venture to take younger folks from deprived areas right into a world of journey.
Daniel was nominated by his Scout chief Andrew Sharkey who he paid particular tribute to in placing him ahead for the journey.
He informed Lanarkshire Dwell : "He is performed an enormous half in serving to me get this. If it wasn't for him nominating me within the first place I'd by no means have been thought-about."
And looking forward to the expedition, Daniel stated: "We have been informed on the time a couple of 12 months in the past that if we did not hear by October then assume you are not going.
"I had accepted I wasn't going however then I acquired an e-mail in February asking me to make a brief video and ship it in.
"A few months later they emailed to say they'd like to come back and meet me and movie it on the Scout corridor.
"I did a 40-minute interview with them. They requested a whole lot of questions in regards to the space and Lanark and the way I'd have the ability to assist younger folks domestically if I went on the journey.
"I informed them about Lanark Scouts and the way it's the largest rural Scouts group within the UK and the way we have now the Clyde on our doorstep.
"They needed us to give you an environmental initiative so I made a decision to make mine across the Clyde."
Daniel hopes to incorporate the broader Scouts group and get them concerned in his mission.
He defined: "I've acquired an enormous platform with probably a whole bunch of Scouts that may become involved with an environmental initiative.
"After I come again I can share my story and hopefully encourage younger folks to have the ability to go on their very own journey.
"The journey will contain researching how local weather change is affecting issues in Antarctica resembling icebergs, or whales, penguins or seals.
"After I'm in Antarctica and off the boat I will be kayaking or on the precise ice. There will be heaps I will be shut as much as.
"It is positively a possibility of a lifetime and it is most likely been the factor that I've considered most since I discovered I used to be going.
"I will have a whole lot of work to do definitely preparing and my native initiative for it so I am very excited. The journey begins now."
"I need to've stood out in some way", Daniel added.
"I am happy with that and made them realise that I am one of the best individual to be a part of their staff.
"I've all the time felt very passionately in regards to the surroundings, and particularly via the Scouts there's been a whole lot of work I've performed earlier than."
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