Antarctic explorer suffers from "polar penis" freezing syndrome
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:05 am
Due to the normal lack of blood supply in a flaccid penis, it is actually prone to frostbite in deep cold conditions.
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Antarctic explorer suffers freezing condition known as Polar Penis during record attempt
Trekker falls victim to uncomfortably cold, painful and swollen tackle while battling ferocious winds and temperatures as low as minus 50 degrees
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BYJANINE RASIAH
22:07, 11 DEC 2016UPDATED11:15, 12 DEC 2016
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Alex Brazier has been certainly feeling the cold (Photo: SPEAR17)
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Antarctic adventurer Alex Brazier knew he was going to feel the cold - but it's unlikely that he expected his nether regions would bear the brunt of it.
But two weeks into a three-month 1,100 mile trek, the explorer is suffering from a condition known as ' Polar Penis' - making it very cold, painful and swollen.
In a blog post updating the progress of his team, the 26-year-old doctor confessed: We found that for some reason I was getting particularly chilly in the nether regions.
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Video thumbnail, The SPEAR17 crew reveal how they stock up for such a gruelling expedition in the South Pole
PREP: CREW SUFFERING 'POLAR PENIS' EXTREME TEMPERATURES
Theres a phenomenon called polar penis, which sounds hilarious but as it turns out incredibly unpleasant, and really quite painful and cold, so suffering a bit from this morning.
Fortunately, I now have a large thick woolen hat stuffed down in that region. It turned out to make all the difference. The hat will probably stay there for the next 80 days.
Temperatures can drop as low as minus 50 degrees in Antarctica, one of the most inhospitable places in the world.
Temperatures can drop as low as -50C (Photo: SPEAR17)
Alex, son of Canterbury MP Julian , is part of a team of six military reservists taking part in the gruelling record attempt.
Each of them is on skis and pulling his own sled, or pulk, containing all their equipment across the snow and ice, battling ferocious winds and even icicles forming off their noses.
If they succeed, they'll more than double the number of people who have trekked across the entire continent in this way.
The record attempt is in memory of Henry Worsley, who died in January while trying to cross the continent on his own.
Alex is raising money for a good cause on his trip (Photo: SPEAR17)
The team, known as the South Pole Expedition Army Reservists 2017 or Spear17, is hoping to raise £100,000 for the Army Benevolent Fund.
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Antarctic explorer suffers freezing condition known as Polar Penis during record attempt
Trekker falls victim to uncomfortably cold, painful and swollen tackle while battling ferocious winds and temperatures as low as minus 50 degrees
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BYJANINE RASIAH
22:07, 11 DEC 2016UPDATED11:15, 12 DEC 2016
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Alex Brazier has been certainly feeling the cold (Photo: SPEAR17)
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Antarctic adventurer Alex Brazier knew he was going to feel the cold - but it's unlikely that he expected his nether regions would bear the brunt of it.
But two weeks into a three-month 1,100 mile trek, the explorer is suffering from a condition known as ' Polar Penis' - making it very cold, painful and swollen.
In a blog post updating the progress of his team, the 26-year-old doctor confessed: We found that for some reason I was getting particularly chilly in the nether regions.
0:00
Video thumbnail, The SPEAR17 crew reveal how they stock up for such a gruelling expedition in the South Pole
PREP: CREW SUFFERING 'POLAR PENIS' EXTREME TEMPERATURES
Theres a phenomenon called polar penis, which sounds hilarious but as it turns out incredibly unpleasant, and really quite painful and cold, so suffering a bit from this morning.
Fortunately, I now have a large thick woolen hat stuffed down in that region. It turned out to make all the difference. The hat will probably stay there for the next 80 days.
Temperatures can drop as low as minus 50 degrees in Antarctica, one of the most inhospitable places in the world.
Temperatures can drop as low as -50C (Photo: SPEAR17)
Alex, son of Canterbury MP Julian , is part of a team of six military reservists taking part in the gruelling record attempt.
Each of them is on skis and pulling his own sled, or pulk, containing all their equipment across the snow and ice, battling ferocious winds and even icicles forming off their noses.
If they succeed, they'll more than double the number of people who have trekked across the entire continent in this way.
The record attempt is in memory of Henry Worsley, who died in January while trying to cross the continent on his own.
Alex is raising money for a good cause on his trip (Photo: SPEAR17)
The team, known as the South Pole Expedition Army Reservists 2017 or Spear17, is hoping to raise £100,000 for the Army Benevolent Fund.