Ran, Ant and Brian on Sky News in 20 minutes
Ran Fiennes and Anton Bowring will be talking to Eamon Holmes on Sky News’ Sunrise programme at about 8.45am today. They will be joined by Brian Newham via satellite phone from…
Ice Team a “Coiled Spring” as Delay Looks Likely
Brian Newham described the Ice Team as being like a “coiled spring” on this morning’s Daybreak programme on ITV, as he announced that today’s scheduled launch may have to be postponed. Speaking via satellite phone from inside the living caboose, Brian told the presenters that that high winds and poor visibility meant it was “increasingly unlikely” the team would make the 1200GMT start, as t…
More Than Just a Crossing
In this video Rob Lambert offers us a very good insight into the conditions the Ice Team have been experiencing for the last few days.
Behind the Scenes
Check out this sped up video of The Coldest Journey’s Ice Team taking some publicity pics during a white out in Antarctica. It’s funny what a few months in the cold can do to…
The Ice Team
Holed up in the caboose, from left to right are Spencer Smirl, Ian Prickett, Rob Lambert, Richmond Dykes and Brian Newham. Get to know these faces – they are about to make history!
The Eve of the Launch
Please click on the link to Brian Newham’s article which appeard on BBC Online today. In it, he describes for the first time the moment the team found out Sir Ranulph Fiennes was leaving, and talks candidly about the challenge ahead.
Not going nowhere – deja vu
This video was taken yesterday by Ian Prickett and shows the Ice Train half-buried in snow. Although the team can dig the train out and be ready to move in two to three hours, there are still plenty of things to be done before the off. Another day of bad weather has left the team tied up in the caboose again, and so there is now real pressure on the guys to get eveything ready for Wednesday,…
Lumie Lights
Rob Lambert (right) and Ian Prickett enjoy a game of cards by the light of a special lamp generously provided to us by one of our sponsors, Lumie. These daylight effect lights will be an important addition to the living caboose during the dark winter months ahead.
Three Days and Counting
After five years of planning and preparation, the time has nearly come for our epic expedition to begin. In less than three days’ time the Ice Team will begin what looks set set to become one of the most historic feats of human endeavour for many years. To make the first ever attempt to cross the Antarctic during the polar winter official, the Ice Team cannot start the traverse until after t…
The Morning After the Snow Blew In
The Ice Team took threes hours this morning digging the Ice Train out of the snow! In this video Ian Prickett shows the full extent of the drift.
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