Competitions

Whilst the team continues to battle the elements in the south, here’s a chance to make them giggle. The winner will be the answer which makes them laugh the most (and that’s your prize this time too!)…

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…

Below is a link to the shortlist for our Sunset Competition, as chosen by expedition photographer Harriet Wooltorton. Please follow the link, have a look through all ten pics, and comment/like the ones you enjoy most. The first pic to get 100 likes on Facebook and Flickr combined will be crowned the winner. “Some fantastic imagery submitted for the competition. I have found it very hard to decid…

Question Three: Why don’t the tools break in the cold temperatures? Do all the joints expand and contract at different rates as the temperatures fluctuate? (by Avril Hall-Evitts)   This is a major problem that we face here.  99% of the time if we have a problem it will be due to something outside failing or about to fail.  The cold makes even the simplest of things almost impossible to…

Question Two: Once you get to the South Pole how much interaction will you have with the resident overwinterers at the station, and can they offer support? (by Will Dawson) It will be entirely down to the overwinterers at the South Pole station if they wish to invite us in.  During the summer months, the US base has a firm ‘no interaction’ policy with expedition teams due to the shear amount of…

Over the weekend we asked you to send us your questions for Ian Prickett. Despite working 15-hour days outside in the cold, Ian managed to squeeze in enough time get back with his answers. I’ll reveal them in three instalments for maximum impact! Question One: As one who knows you extremely well, and knowing how you hate an untidy bedroom… Where do you put your laundry and where does it get…

Following on from the videos of Richmond, Spencer and Brian, here’s one of Ian Prickett. Take a look, get inspired and ping us your questions! The three most LIKED questions one here and on Facebook will get put to Ian.

The weather at overnight camp has deteriorated, rather than improved. The temperature is hovering around minus 30C, but the average wind speed has crept up to 45 knots with gusts of 56 knots; visibility is about 3m and there is heavy drifting snow, so there has been no chance for travel today unfortunately. It has, however, given the team the chance to catch up on other tasks and duties. On…

Well, so does The Coldest Journey’s Operations Manager, Tris Kaye. Inspired by Ian Prickett’s jokey jazz hands at the start of the expedition, Tris got into the groove himself during a recent ramble in Glen Coe – and this is the result! It is an absolutely stunning photo and the cameraman has sensibly positioned Tris just far enough to the right so that you can crop him out of it…