21 miles, a million jellyfish and four skimpy pairs of speedos
Last year, in a moment of madness Tris and I agreed to join a couple of others to do a relayed swim across the Channel in aid of Seeing is Believing. Well, the moment has nearly arrived and in two weeks our “window of opportunity” opens up. From August 20th we will be on call and ready for action; as soon as a slot appears Tris, myself, my brother Guy and Rob “The Torpedo” Dunnett w…
TCJ Education Newsletter – July 2013
Dear Education subscriber As you may be aware The Coldest Journey Expedition has unfortunately had to halt its aim of crossing Antarctica during winter. This has been down to a number of factors from vast stretches of complex crevasse fields, to burning more fuel than expected, to many other technical difficulties. Progress has been slow and the risk has become such where it would be far too…
The Sun Returns
By Brian Newham The first sight of the sun after a polar winter is very definitely a significant moment. For the last few days we have been experiencing high winds and very poor visibility, and it’s been frustrating to know that the sun has briefly crept above the horizon and yet remained hidden from our view. Today our moment has arrived and we have enjoyed our first glimpse. Of course, it’s…
