SOUTH will be the first return journey to the South
Pole on foot, and the longest unsupported
(human-powered) polar journey in history.
This 1800 mile journey will take up to 4 months to
complete.
The culmination of
more than four years' training and preparation, and
the input of experts in fields as diverse as
satellite communications to the manufacture of
carbon composites and next-generation solar
fabrics, SOUTH is not a throwback to the
Elizabethan age of exploration, it is a statement
about what we are collectively capable of
achieving. SOUTH encapsulates the drive to push the
boundaries of human capability and break new ground
for others to follow.
More information on this pioneering project, due to
begin in October, will follow soon.
This pdf file (SOUTH brochure -
compressed)
summarises the project. To discuss opportunities
for corporate partnerships or for media enquiries
please contact us
here.
SOUTH is the brainchild and long-term ambition of
my good friend
Ben
Saunders.
Ben is the youngest person to ski solo to the
North Pole and holds the record for the longest
Arctic journey by a Britain. I am privileged and
excited to have the opportunity to be tackling
SOUTH with him. We are both determined to do
whatever it takes to pull off this audacious
challenge. These are exciting times and I hope
that you will follow our progress on the
blog,
with
videos,
photos and an educational package all coming
shortly. Add your email address to the Google
Groups box below.
"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield"
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