From cancer survivor to polar explorer

Gluckman has now reached both the North and South Poles. A survival suit that can keep you floating and warm in the polar sea for 24 hours. Left, a survival suit that can keep you floating and warm in the polar sea for 24 hours. Inset, Gluckman home on Rodney terra firma. Matakana’s John Gluckman is a serial adventurer who has completed marathons, conquered mountains, reached both the North and South Poles, and continues to compete in athletics events locally and abroad. But perhaps his greatest achievement has been doing it all after surviving two separate cancer diagnoses. A retired dairy fa...