Andrew Guinan's mate Robbie took the 'hard route' through the swamp at Newtonhill near Dundee, and after breaking through the three inches of ice he was soon up to his armpits in freezing water trying to attach the rope. Icy pits = not so cool...
Just in case you wondered what happened in the 2010 Dakar, here's how it panned out. By this point they'd driven over around 9000km of arduous terrain through Argentina and Chile. No wonder Sainz got lifted out of his car...