Gladwyne man's walk to South Pole is a record

Gladwyne businessman Todd Carmichael has claimed the record for a solo walk across Antarctica to the South Pole. Explorersweb.com, which collects expedition data, reported yesterday that Carmichael, who arrived at the bottom of the world Sunday, completed his 700-mile journey in 39 days, 7 hours and 49 minutes. The previous record, set by Hannah McKeand of Britain in 2006, was 39 days, 9 hours and 33 minutes.