Is this the most extreme "holiday" in the world?

Paul Goldstein, wildlife photographer and expedition leader, is just back from Baffin Island in Canada – where the temperature, with wind chill, dropped to minus 50C. He talks about the rewards of such a trip – and his new fundraising project. He will walk 500 miles, and he will walk 500 more, to campaign for endangered species. This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Is this the most extreme "holiday" in the world? is an episode from Green List Travel with Simon Calder and the Independent by The Independent.

This episode is 7:22 long.

This episode was published on Apr 17, 2026.

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