Teen Attempting Record Trek to South Pole for Climate Change

If you want to get the world's attention, walking and skiing to the South Pole in record time before your 20th birthday might do the trick. That's 19-year-old Parker Liautaud's plan

Liautaud will venture out on Nov. 23 on a 40-day expedition. His goal is to bring attention to climate change, an issue he has been passionate about since a young age. Liautaud talked about his past arctic ventures and upcoming expedition alongside the founder of the Climate Reality Project, former Vice President Al Gore, Monday at Social Good Summit.

"I, to an extent, felt a responsibility to try to do something dramatic," Liautaud said. "To re-ignite a dialogue, there needs to be a sort of shock to the system." Read more...