A Barnsley-born businessman has completed a really cool challenge - the Siberian ice marathon.
Simon Biltcliffe, who grew up in Haigh, pounded across the frozen surface of the world's deepest lake in the Baikal International Ice Marathon.
Simon, who founded print business Webmart which has an office in Barugh Green, was one of around 150 runners who took part.
They battled through subzero temperatures for 26 miles, with some having already travelled 4,000 miles to compete.
Simon wore special studded shoes to cross the frozen surface of Lake Baikal.
Experts plotted the safest course across the lake to avoid possible cracks by studying satellite photos of the vast lake - the largest freshwater lake in the world.
They only plotted the final course across the surface immediately before the starting gun was fired.
The event, now in its ninth year, attracts entrants from around the globe.
The first 10km stretch of the marathon took runners across the black, mirror-like surface of the lake, then on to a stretch of ice covered in densely packed snow.
The air is so clear and the ice surface so flat that they could make out the distant finish line as soon as they set out.
Tables laden with dried fruit and nuts, cheese, water and hot tea at 5km intervals were provided.
Simon raised over £3,000 in the marathon for the Samaritans. He said: "I chose the charity because my mother worked for the Samaritans in Barnsley."
He and his mum will hand over a cheque in Barnsley on July 10.
