The Keys to my Castle – by Spencer Smirl
Spencer hands over the keys to a jubilant Ian When Sir Ranulph Fiennes departed from our expedition two months ago now, we were all sad to see our leader go. Without his valiant efforts over the last five years bringing together people and resources from around the world, none of us would have had the privilege of being here. With Ran no longer with us however, there is no longer a full-tim…
News from Operations HQ
The Ice Team have broken free from the blue ice field at last and are now making their way south again, which any reader will know is very good news. The Ground Penetrating Radar was deployed for the first few kilometres yesterday and thankfully no evidence of crevassing was detected. This is key, as encountering a similar patch of blue ice or crevasse field as the one just covered would hav…
Sunset competition: winner announced
We have a winner to our sunset competition. Well done Jean Nichol for her beautiful photograph taken at Eskdale in Cumbria. Sir Ranulph will be in touch… Thank you to everyone who sent in their pictures and to all of you who voted. Best wishes, Hug…
