A word from our patron, HRH The Prince of Wales
“I can only wish you God speed and every possible good fortune in this wonderful, dotty adventure. I’m somebody who greatly admires the kind of intrepid explorer activity undertaken by Ran and others and at the same time to raise money for a remarkable and worthwhile cause of preventable blindness around the world.”…
A little light reading…
Sir Ranulph Fiennes and his specially selected cold weather clothing is featured in this month’s Trail Magazine (current issue is dated Jan 2013). There’s also some excellent coverage in this month’s Top Gear magazine. So if you fancy a little extra…
Update from the SA Agulhas
Since leaving London on Thursday we have had a variety of weather conditions. In the Straits of Dover we were hit by a force 9 (severe gale) from the South West which slowed us up. Despite the strength of the wind and the lumpy sea, The ship remained very stable and the expedition team on board (Anton Bowring, Jill Bowring, John Parsloe and Heather Webster) all slept soundly and comfortably. T…
THANK YOU
Thank you to all the people who made yesterday possible, and to everyone who has supported us so far. It’s been a long time coming, but the SA Agulhas’s departure down the Thames yesterday afternoon marked the beginning of an epic adventure, and is the first major milestone of many more to come. Thank you also for all of the wonderful messages of support and praise which you have showered our…
Introducing THE ICE TEAM
Here is the first ever publicised photograph of The Coldest Journey’s Ice Team. Standing proudly in front of the eye-catching logo of our charitable initiative, Seeing is Believing, they are: (left to right) Richmond Dykes, Dr Rob Lambert, Ian Prickett, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Brian Newham and Spencer Smirl. You make us proud guys!
Did you know?
39 million people in the world are blind; 80% of blindness is avoidable; It costs less than £19 for cataract surgery. Change someone’s life by donating now to Seeing Is…
River Dance
Check out this amazing stop-frame video of the SA Agulhas making her way up the River Thames yesterday, complete with sailing through Tower Bridge and docking alongside HMS…
IMPORTANT: New time of departure on Thursday
Dear Members of the Public, Last week we posted a blog saying that the SA Agulhas was due to leave the Thames at between 5.45pm and 6pm on Thursday, 6th December. THIS HAS NOW CHANGED TO 3.15PM. We apologise for any inconvenience this alteration makes, and would still love it if you could join us by the riverside on Thursday afternoon to wave the ship off. SA Agulhas will be carrying all of t…
“Joining the team”, by Dr Rob Lambert
The last few days have passed in a bit of a blur. Most of the team have been working together for several months; however, having just returned from a year away with the British Antarctic Survey, this weekend provided me with my first opportunity to meet them all in the flesh. It was with plenty of excitement and some trepidation that I arrived on Friday at Canary Wharf, where it was all hands…
Internet Issues
Dear All Please accept our apologies for the lack of blogs over the last few days – it’s certainly not as though we have not had a lot to write about! The trouble is there is no permanent internet connection at the warehouse, where we have all been preparing the equipment for loading onto the ship. So, we’ve been having to make do with our mobiles to connect, which has had its own trials and…
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