92-year-old to break record with visit to North Pole
Man says he says he wants to experience all life has to offer before it's over
12:16 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2007
A California man who's young at heart at the age of 92 has set off in his quest to become the oldest person to ever visit the North Pole.
Fred Fox boarded a chartered jet at Van Nuys Airport in California Monday to begin a trip he hopes will rewrite the record book.
First stop: Alaska where in just a few days, Fox will fly over the North Pole in a private plane breaking the record of a 91-year-old woman who visited the pole in 2004.
Fox had an answer for the question he is asked most often: why.
"I was afraid you would ask why, because it is there," he laughed. "Just to do something different that is interesting. And you live life only once -- and within reason, I will do anything within reason."
This summer, Fox plans to visit Africa where he hopes to take part in a walking safari.
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