The twenty-seventh of July, 2002 ,was the worst day in Janek Mela’s life. The Polish boy had an accident and lost half his left leg and half his right arm.    and was very sad.
Then his most important journey began. Marek Kaminski, a famous Polish explorer, visited Janek and asked him to go to the North and South Poles （南北极）with him. Janek gave the best answer of his life.
Janek prepared for the trips for a few months. First, he learned to use his artificial (man-made) leg .
Their first expedition was to the North Pole. Janek and the team had to be careful. There were animals, dangerous ice and bad weather. , but things got better. They got to the pole on April 24th, 2004. Janek was 15.
In December, the team started the expedition to the South Pole. The weather was worse this time.. They finally arrived at the South Pole on December 31st, 2004.
Janek is the youngest explorer to go to the North and South Poles because he was brave and said “Yes!”