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During the work week, South African Jethro de Decker, 33, sits in the office of Citibank in Singapore just like a regular executive. On weekends, he laces up his running shoes and jogs with his partner “Denzil”.

(Photo: Jeremy Ho)

“Denzil” happens to be a 10kg Yokohama car tyre with a South Africa flag attached to it. The adventurer described meeting “Denzil” for the first time at a car garage in Bugis.

“I met Denzil on a hot Saturday afternoon when I was walking around... there was a big pile, 20 tyres in a big pile. (I picked) the ones that looked way more adventurous.”

The trusty tyre has been accompanying de Decker for the past two months and is key to his preparations for the biggest adventure of his life: trekking alone from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole.

(Photo: Amirah Haris)

With a budget of about US$100,000, de Decker aims to be one of the few people to complete the South Pole trek unassisted. To complete the feat, he will need to drag a pulk - a type of sled - that will contain his supplies. “Denzil” is used to mimic the load.

For his next training target, the South African aims to drag along “Denzil” and complete the 42-km Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore on 4 December. It will be his longest drag - so far, he has done up to 30 km.

Should he complete the marathon, he will move on to Canada for the Yukon Arctic Ultra in February 2017. There, he’ll be dragging a pulk over a distance of 300 miles (482 km) in eight days, at a temperature of minus twenty degrees Celsius to better simulate Antarctic conditions.

(De Decker at Baikal Ice Marathon, Siberia, 2016. Photo courtesy of Jeri Chua)

Calculated risk

Since moving to Singapore about two years ago, de Decker has explored the adventure scene here and scaled mountains in the region including Mount Kinabalu in Borneo and Mount Rinjani in Indonesia. As an actuary in the financial industry, de Decker knows about the concept of risk.

“The challenge is not necessarily doing it, but getting ready… So it’s kind of the challenge of the unknown, of not knowing what to expect and how to go about solving that problem,” said de Decker.

“There isn’t a guide book on how to do it. Which is one reason I want to do it.”

While he will be digging into his own savings for the South Pole expedition, he hopes to find sponsors. Separately, he is raising money for Conservascion Patagonica, an organisation that rehabilitates parts of Patagonia into a national park.

“I want to raise money for what’s important to me. Patagonia is one of the most beautiful places I’ve been to and one of the more environmentally-aware places where people are doing a lot of things. A place that’s definitely worth saving and looking after.”

From Everest to Space

Born into a family of adventurers, de Decker was bitten by the adventure bug after a family expedition across Tibet, cycling from Lhasa to the Everest base camp.

Since then, his adventures have brought him around the world – cycling from Cairo to Cape Town in Africa, from the Andes to Patagonia in South America, and across a frozen Lake Baikal in Russia. He aims to venture off from his start point in Antarctica by December 2017.

When asked what is the next terrain that he will explore, he said it has to be out of this world.

“This century – and I think the first half of it – is about getting to space, and staying there. That's exploring. When we have the technology, we will need people who can leap into this unknown.”

A round of our favourite pictures from the last seven days.

'The autumn walk'

Incredible ruby red colours glow in this breathtaking photo, taken at Padley Gorge in Derbyshire. This stunning photo is part of Photocrowd’s latest picture competition, celebrating this season’s astonishing beauty. (Image: Stuart Lilley Photography/Photocrowd.com)

The Nine Emperor Gods

Members of a Malaysian ethnic Chinese community perform a prayer during the Nine Emperor Gods Festival in Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Asia. The Nine Emperor Gods Festival is a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. (Photo by Chris Jung/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Free Fall

Climber Jamie Smith is pictured mid-fall as he attempts a new route on Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa. This image was one of the crowned winners of this year’s adrenaline-charged photo contest held by Red Bull Illume. (Image:Red Bull Illume/Micky Wiswedel)

One Man And His Dog

Ted Houston and his dog Kermit, visited the beach as Hurricane Matthew approached the area in Palm Beach, United States. The hurricane was expected as a category 4 storm but has now weakened to category 3, which states ‘devastating damage will occur’. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Zombie Boy

Rick Genest, also known as ‘Zombie Boy’, was spotted in London this week to celebrate the launch of ‘Platform 15’ - Thorpe Park’s new Fright Nights scare maze, marking the 15th anniversary of the nation’s premiere Halloween event. (Photo: Rex)

Pampered Pooch

Little Lola Sunshine the dog wears Chanel outside Chanel show on day 8 of Paris Womens Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2017, in Paris, France. (Photo by Claudio Lavenia/Getty Images)

River Of Wines

Chinese workers spread steamed sorghum on the ground as they prepare it for the first fermentation to be used in locally made wine called baijiu at the Maopu Health Liquor Co. Distillery in Maotai, on the Chishui River, in Guizhou province, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

B-day Bash

Giraffes receiving special gifts at their morning feed during birthday celebrations at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia. It’s been 100 years since the Zoo first opened its gates in Mosman on 7 October, 1916. (Photo by James D. Morgan/Getty Images)

Mission Complete

NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission completed one Mars year of science observations. A recent image from the craft shows a two-thousand-mile canyon system appears prominently across the middle of the image as a blue gash. The three tall Tharsis volcanoes appear near the left edge, dotted by white clouds forming as the winds flow over them. (Photo: Rex)

Peeking Pug

Pet owners bring their animals to be blessed at Mass every year on the day of Sao Francisco de Assis, Brazil's patron saint of animals in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Cris Faga/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

River Dance

These deliciously crisp autumn images are part of Photocrowd’s latest picture competition, celebrating this season’s astonishing beauty.

Camera-savvy entrants have submitted their finest photos of autumnal landscapes, showing the last days of summer dwindling away. 

Rusting leaves, wilting forest and sun-dappled scenery all feature in the pictures, which are vying to be named winner in the ‘expert’ and ‘crowd’ categories. 

Take a look at some of the best entries...

'Many ways' 

This image captures the rusty, warm hues of the season against a snowy white sky. (Image: Milan Vopalensky/Photocrowd.com)

'Dancing fairies' 

Illuminated ‘fairies’ flutter in front of a bronzed background. (Image: Erika Eros/Photocrowd.com)

'Into the light' 

A young deer is captured standing very still in the autumn sunshine in Nara, Japan. (Image: Scott Sim/Photocrowd.com)

'Autumn's gift' 

Juicy ripe, red apples hang from pegs, frosted with drops of water. (Image: Ashraful Arefin/Photocrowd.com)

'Reflections' 

Reflections of the bright trees burn in the water of a Canadian lake. (Image: Eva R. Lima/Photocrowd.com)

'Autumn fields' 

A farmer harvests his crops in this peaceful image of rolling hills and illuminated trees in the Czech Republic. (Image: Krzysztof Browko/Photocrowd.com)

'Pathway through foggy park'

Tall trees join at their tips over this leaf covered path in Pula, Croatia. (Image: Tomaz/Photocrowd.com)

'The autumn walk' 

Incredible ruby red colours glow in this breathtaking photo, taken at Padley Gorge in Derbyshire. (Image: Stuart Lilley Photography/Photocrowd.com)

'Fly agaric' 

 Three fly agaric fungus are reflected in muggy waters in a photo taken on a misty autumn afternoon in Wigan, UK. (Image: Mike Hudson/Photocrowd.com)

'Backlit leaves' 

These deliciously crisp autumn images are part of Photocrowd’s latest picture competition, celebrating this season’s astonishing beauty.

Camera-savvy entrants have submitted their finest photos of autumnal landscapes, showing the last days of summer dwindling away. 

Rusting leaves, wilting forest and sun-dappled scenery all feature in the pictures, which are vying to be named winner in the ‘expert’ and ‘crowd’ categories. 

Take a look at some of the best entries...

'Many ways' 

This image captures the rusty, warm hues of the season against a snowy white sky. (Image: Milan Vopalensky/Photocrowd.com)

'Dancing fairies' 

Illuminated ‘fairies’ flutter in front of a bronzed background. (Image: Erika Eros/Photocrowd.com)

'Into the light' 

A young deer is captured standing very still in the autumn sunshine in Nara, Japan. (Image: Scott Sim/Photocrowd.com)

'Autumn's gift' 

Juicy ripe, red apples hang from pegs, frosted with drops of water. (Image: Ashraful Arefin/Photocrowd.com)

'Reflections' 

Reflections of the bright trees burn in the water of a Canadian lake. (Image: Eva R. Lima/Photocrowd.com)

'Autumn fields' 

A farmer harvests his crops in this peaceful image of rolling hills and illuminated trees in the Czech Republic. (Image: Krzysztof Browko/Photocrowd.com)

'Pathway through foggy park'

Tall trees join at their tips over this leaf covered path in Pula, Croatia. (Image: Tomaz/Photocrowd.com)

'The autumn walk' 

Incredible ruby red colours glow in this breathtaking photo, taken at Padley Gorge in Derbyshire. (Image: Stuart Lilley Photography/Photocrowd.com)

'Fly agaric' 

 Three fly agaric fungus are reflected in muggy waters in a photo taken on a misty autumn afternoon in Wigan, UK. (Image: Mike Hudson/Photocrowd.com)

'Backlit leaves' 

Clap de fin pour la Fashion Week de Paris, qui tire sa révérence après 9 jours placés sous le signe de l’élégance et du glamour. Et c’est avec la collection Printemps/été 2017 de la maison Louis Vuitton que la semaine de la mode ferme ses prestigieuses portes.

Et c’est au cœur de la mythique place Vendôme, dans la prochaine boutique de la marque, que la griffe de luxe Louis Vuitton a choisi de présenter sa collection printemps-été 2017. Un lieu hautement symbolique pour la maison française puisqu’à quelques pas de là, au numéro 4 de la rue Neuve des Capucines, Louis Vuitton ouvrait en 1854 sa toute première boutique. Un joli retour aux sources orchestré par Nicolas Ghesquière, directeur artistique de la marque depuis 2013, et Michael Burke, Président Directeur Général de Louis Vuitton.

Annoncé sur le départ afin de fonder sa propre marque, Nicolas Ghesquière, amoureux d’architecture, a su mettre en valeur ses créations uniques au style colonial, néoclassique, art-déco et modernisme, le tout dans un écrin à l’image de la maison française : chic et raffiné.

En conservant son univers, Nicolas Ghesquière a composé des créations au langage esthétique, aux volumes déstructurés avec des mini-robes en cuir de veau, des robes-chemise en peau, des robes du soir fendues ou encore des parkas de cuir très fines. Derrière chaque création, les adeptes de la griffe ont pu retrouver les codes futuristes et radicaux de Nicolas Ghesquière.

Passage en revue

Dans cette collection, on retrouve les codes futuristes de Nicolas Ghesquière. Comme avec cette robe longue transparente et fendue.  (Photo : Victor Boyko)

Le créateur joue la carte de l’élégance désinvolte avec cette longue robe aérienne aux volumes déstructurés et asymétriques. (Photo : Victor Boyko)

L’ensemble tailleur revisité par Nicolas Ghesquière mêlant élégance et modernité. (Photo : Pascal Le Segretain)

Avec cette jupe fendue en cuir et son top sans manches aux motifs psychédéliques, le créateur mise sur un look plus rock mais toujours féminin. (Photo : Pascal Le Segretain)

Version revisitée et futuriste du tailleur avec une jupe mi-longue fendue et une veste sans manches légèrement loose et déstructurée. (Photo : Pascal Le Segretain)

Avec cette tenue, Nicolas Ghesquière joue la carte du déstructuré classique, déjouant les codes traditionnels pour un résultat rock et chic. (Photo : Pascal Le Segretain)

Nicolas Ghesquière fait dans la dentelle avec cette création jupe/top/leggings monochrome et zippée, mêlant sensuel, élégance et rock’ attitude. (Photo : Pascal Le Segretain)

La veste en cuir, courte et résolument rock’, sublime une jupe asymétrique qui laisse apparaître les jambes. Un total look noir très chic. (Photo : Pascal Le Segretain)

Avec cette création, Nicolas Ghesquière revisite le tailleur jupe. Ici, elle est fendue avec une veste noire déstructurée et un top à manches longues en vinyle ou en cuir. (Photo : Pascal Le Segretain)

La classique robe noire en cuire, revisitée façon bustier près du corps et coupe patineuse. (Photo : Pascal Le Segretain)

Toujours friand du style déstructuré, Nicolas Ghesquière nous propose ici une nouvelle vision de l’élégance avec un top sans manches en sequins et une jupe fendue à damier qui rappelle la maroquinerie Louis Vuitton. (Photo : Pascal Le Segretain)

Combo damier et pois pour ce modèle de robe à la fois graphique et destructuré. Ici, Nicolas Ghesquière s’amuse à mélanger les styles et les matières : damier et pois, uni et imprimé, ajusté et plus ample. (Photo : Pascal Le Segretain)

Plus sobre, cette création symbolise la femme moderne selon Louis Vuitton, maniant l’art du casual chic en toutes circonstances. (Photo : Pascal Le Segretain)

Cette saison chez Louis Vuitton les robes combos sont à l’honneur, Nicolas Ghesquière a continué de créer des créations esthétiques, chic et raffinées. (Photo : Pascal Le Segretain)

These are the twelve winning images from Survival International’s 2016 picture contest, showing the extraordinary lives of the world’s last self-sufficient tribes.

The charity - that advocates for the rights of tribal people globally - holds the annual competition in order to celebrate photography as a powerful medium for raising awareness of these people.

The winning photographs have been made into a 2017 calendar titled  ‘We, the People’, featuring tribespeople in their home environments. 

Stephen Corry, Director of Survival said: “Powerful images have always been at the heart of our fight for tribal peoples’ rights. 

“We are delighted to have had so many strong entries this year, and hope that they will help energize people to get behind our mission.”

You can buy the calendar here for £12.99.

January

Members of the K'iche Maya tribe in Guatemala sit by the fire dressed in thick material to keep them warm. (Image: Robert Studzinski)

February

A young Yanomami boy from Brazil gently holds on to a small, yellow bird. (Image: Luigi Repetto)

March

A woman from the Dong tribe in China is harvests her crop against a dramatic backdrop. (Image: Nacho Alvarez)

April

Decorative drawings mark the legs of the Tucano tribespeople in Brazil. (Image: Mathias Spaliviero)

May

A member of the Dani tribespeople is pictured peeping through his hands in West Papua. (Image: Magda Zelewska)

June

A young boy from the Muravi Asurini tribe flings himself into the water in Brazil - his body is decorated in ornate blue ink markings. (Image: Alice Kohler)

July

Women from the Afar tribe do their daily chores in the dry heat of Ethiopia. (Image: Paolo Ronc)

August

Two members of the Suri tribe in Ethiopia are submerged under the water wearing hats made of a shell and feathers. (Image: Paolo Ronc)

September

A couple from the Brokpa tribe pack their cow with a heavy load in Bhutan. (Image: Tessa Bunney)

October

An elderly lady from the H’Mong tribe sits sewing in Vietnam. (Image: Nguyen Van Long)

November

Bushmen congregate around a fire in Botswana under the bright illumination of the many stars. (Image: Forest Woodward)

December

Our round-up of the best pictures from the last seven days.

Ello

An Emu that strayed into Saperon Ki Dhaani in Jaipur, India, was rescued by the residentsand is being guarded and fed by them in an empty plot. (Photo: Getty Images)

Light up

12,000 roses made of LED lights lit up a senior villa area transforming it into a sea of roses during an art exhibition in Shanghai, China. (Photo: Getty Images)

The Prince and his bubbles

Prince George of Cambridge plays with bubbles at a children's party for military families during the Royal Tour of Canada in Victoria, Canada. (Photo: Getty Images)

A symbol of the struggle

A seagull stands on the seawall on Redcar seafront in Redcar, United Kingdom. One year on since the SSI steel making plant at Redcar was mothballed, the town continues to feel the impact following the closure and the local economy struggles with the loss of so many well paid jobs. (Photo: Getty Images)

Dressed to impress

Riders prepare for ‘The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride’ through London to raise awareness and help fund a cure for prostate cancer. More than 50,000 smartly dressed gentlefolk in over 550 cities around the world straddled the saddles of their classic motorcycles to take part. (Photo: Getty Images)

Oopsie

A panda baby takes a tumble while on display to the public at Chengdu Research Base, China. (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Suspicious minds’

Elvis tribute artist Des Perenara relaxes in a cafe between performances during 'The Elvies' in Porthcawl, Wales. 'The Elvies' is an annual gathering of Elvis fans and tribute artists which takes place every September. (Photo: Getty Images)

Pink lady

The Eiffel Tower is illuminated with a pink light, as part of the 'Ruban Rose' event in Paris, France. (Photo: Getty Images)

Surf’s up

A surfing-savvy pooch rides a wave during the Surf Dog Competition in Huntington Beach, California. Dogs owners and their pets attend the competition from as far as Florida, Australia and Brazil. (Photo: Getty Images)

Scenes from Russia

Calming waters stream over the rocky terrain in this stunning image taken of the Baksan River in Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia. (Photo: Getty Images)

Risky business

A squirrel leaps forward during the 9th round of the FootGolf Italian Championship at Castel d'Aviano Golf Club in Italy. FootGolf is a sport played on golf courses, where players kick a soccer ball into a hole in as few shots as possible. (Photo: Getty Images)

Bed of flowers