The expedition - from the Russian base of Novolazarevskaya to the Ross Sea - is expected to take six months.
BBC: Ranulph Fiennes evacuated from Antarctic base
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The team will fly him to the Russian-run Novolazarevskaya Station (Novo), an Antarctic research station, and from there to Cape Town on Wednesday evening.
BBC: Ranulph Fiennes evacuated from Antarctic base