Its All About Sastrugi At The Moment…

Its All About Sastrugi At The Moment…

Wednesday, 23 April 2008 Previously I said that my attempt to reach the South Pole would involve physical, mental and survival training. I’ve only written about the physical training and already I’m going to add another very important factor and cover that today. The...
My 10th Anniversary Of Going Blind

My 10th Anniversary Of Going Blind

Thursday 10 April 2008 It was exactly ten years ago today that I lost my sight. I have been thinking about it a lot this week for some reason. I sometimes feel detached from the story I describe when doing interviews in the media about that time or telling people what...
Training, Training, Training…

Training, Training, Training…

Thursday 27 March 2008 Since last week’s post I have spent the majority of my time in bed sick. A virus for four days with the aches, pains and temperature that come with it; I haven’t trained for nearly a week. Being ill is one thing, but the break in the training...
Trying it Blind…

Trying it Blind…

Friday 21 March 2008 This April it will be ten years to the day that I went blind. From being able to see, to being able to see nothing. But now i am so used to it that I sometimes forget about it completely. Of course, sometimes it does hit me; but, when I am on my...
It Started in Chamonix…

It Started in Chamonix…

Tuesday 11 March, 2008 What a strange few weeks! On Saturday the 26th of January I did my first training session of the year. 6 weeks later, I have completed nearly sixty training sessions, I’ve been in Chamonix to find out if I can cross-country ski, and I have...