Status Update

Posted by Peter Roberts on May 20, 2013 @ 2:51 pm

Hugh, who are you trying to kid in yesterday’s blog that the team might still complete the crossing by the winter end deadline of 21st September? A tenth of the distance covered in a third of the time, with Cats incapable of moving their full loads in one pull? The team have worked heroically hard and they must know it can’t be done. BUT that means they can have a rest and a recce and then take whatever time they need to journey south carefully and safely. This expedition is the coldest Journey and the science, the education programme and most important of all donations to Seeing is Believing all depend on it continuing to be a Journey. Please take this on board! Very best wishes to you and the team.

Posted by Derek Cummings on May 21, 2013 @ 10:41 am

this is starting to look like the impossible journey. but you are raising an awful lot of cash for the cause. The most important part is to take the utmost care and to stay safe. Even if at some point you have no other thing you can do but winter it out there. Good luck lads. I know you are doing the best you can. That the challenge is more than most could cope with. And that this must be the most demanding epic either of you have ever attempted. Stay safe and I look forward to reading of you all back in south Africa next year:-)