
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...
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....
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...
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....
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...
Turning The Unknown Into Reality – Off To Norway
Thursday, 8 May 2008
Since sastrugi entered my conciousness nearly three weeks ago I have been living in fear! Most of what we are doing is somewhat in our...
Raw Training
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
Over the weekend I received my training programme for the next seven months and I love it. It is raw, hard training and as...
Norway: Controlling For Everything But The X-Factor
Friday, 30 May 2008
Recently I have been writing about my fear of the unknown – the terrain that we will face in Antarctica. Last week I did something...
A World Of Sponsorship Possibilities…
Monday, 9 June 2008
Apart from the challenge of man-hauling more than our own body weight for up to 16 hours per day over 1,000 kms to the South...
To The Brink & Beyond
Friday,13 June 2008
The big aim in the last four months has been to avoid injury by cross training – I’ve been ‘getting ready to train’…
Since early...
Teammates and Sponsors
Tuesday, 1 July 2008
Another month has slipped by and there is a growing sense of reality about what I am planning to do. I have now progressed to...
What On Earth Possesses You?
Tuesday, 15 July 2008
The challenge is to race to the South Pole over 1,000 kilometres in the world’s harshest environment. We will man-haul 90 kg sledges (pulks) for...
Its Aggressive and Non-Emotional
Friday, 25 July 2008
I woke to the shout of former British Royal Marine Gary: “Let’s go, let’s go, lets go!” Simon and Noel were out of their sleeping...
Testing The Ski Guidance Systems
Thursday, 31 July 2008
Noel dropped off the flat of the plateau and I heard the swoosh of his skis gathering pace. In a split second his pulk (sledge)...
I Missed Training This Morning!
Tuesday, 26 August 2008
I don’t know how I woke but when I did it was too late to go training. Early enough that the start time hadn’t passed,...
The South Pole Flag
Monday, 1 September 2008
“Jan has an idea for some kind of viral marketing campaign” Simon said. He threw this comment in about ten days ago as I was...
Staying In Shackleton’s House!
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
Last Tuesday I flew into Edinburgh, the night before a banking conference that I was booked to speak at. I had been filling the journey...
I Thought We Were Out Of The Race
Thursday, 6 November 2008
Sunday 5 October 2008 was the day that we were to get our remaining kit. It was to be a day of excitement, the start...
British Explorer’s Polar Masterclass
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
It was nearly 1:30 am by the time I left Belfast Rowing Club's annual dinner and I still had to get home, pack my kit,...
A Dose of Norwegian Positivity
Friday, 28 November 2008
“I’m bloody loving this!” I said. “Ah, some Norwegian positivity” Inge replied. We were taking a quick food stop during our final training camp in...