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At the Start
At 12 noon on Saturday (as we settled down to racing from Newbury), Richard Dunwoody MBE, Doug Stoup and James Fox were dropped off by ski equipped DC3-67 on the Filcher Ice Shelf on the edge of Antarctica to begin the most physically demanding section of the previously unconquered route to the South Pole – the Interchange Shackleton South Pole Expedition 2007.
On Day 1, they covered 7km. They increased the distance covered to 13km yesterday but are faced with white out conditions this morning. Please visit www.beyondshackleton.com to receive daily dispatches and photographs from the team. Richard posted some news on audio yesterday and you can receive team updates by registering your details in the appropriate place.
The 660 mile trek continues with a climb up the Slessor Glacier to a height of 3,000m (10,000ft). Breathing will be difficult on the climb due to the low level of the earth's atmosphere at this point. This is equivalent to climbing to 4,000m (13,200ft or Mt Blanc) After climbing the glacier and in the weeks leading up to Christmas, the team will face the Great Crevasse Field, which has never been crossed on foot before.
All of this will be done whilst pulling 250lbs pulks (almost one and a half times their body weight) at temperatures as low as -50 degrees centigrade and burning 8,000 calories a day.
Richard’s expedition is being sponsored by The Interchange Organization Ltd. (www.interchangefx.co.uk), the London based foreign currency brokers who have clients across the racing industry. Throughout Richard’s trip Interchange are offering preferential rates to new and existing clients. They are also donating 1% of the value of any transaction to Richard’s charitable fund, for any account opened during the course of the expedition.
Richard is also being sponsored by the UK’s No 1 supplement for horses, humans and dogs (www.cortaflex.co.uk)
Richard’s trip (as well as to push himself to the limits!) is to raise funds for SPARKS (www.sparks.org.uk) Spinal Research (www.spinal-research.org) and Racing Welfare (www.racingwelfare.co.uk). Details of how to donate can be found on www.dunwoody-southpole.com.
Otherwise, further news will be posted every week and more frequently as Richard and the team approach the pole – sometime in mid January.
INTERESTING FACT: Richard is allowed one book on the trip and opted for the Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. His i-pod contains a History of Britain from the 16th century (Mastermind here we come!)
URGENT NEWS: If you need to contact Richard urgently, please e mail info@lizampairee.com – he can also receive e mail messages in their morning daily dispatches, again via us.
On Day 1, they covered 7km. They increased the distance covered to 13km yesterday but are faced with white out conditions this morning. Please visit www.beyondshackleton.com to receive daily dispatches and photographs from the team. Richard posted some news on audio yesterday and you can receive team updates by registering your details in the appropriate place.
The 660 mile trek continues with a climb up the Slessor Glacier to a height of 3,000m (10,000ft). Breathing will be difficult on the climb due to the low level of the earth's atmosphere at this point. This is equivalent to climbing to 4,000m (13,200ft or Mt Blanc) After climbing the glacier and in the weeks leading up to Christmas, the team will face the Great Crevasse Field, which has never been crossed on foot before.
All of this will be done whilst pulling 250lbs pulks (almost one and a half times their body weight) at temperatures as low as -50 degrees centigrade and burning 8,000 calories a day.
Richard’s expedition is being sponsored by The Interchange Organization Ltd. (www.interchangefx.co.uk), the London based foreign currency brokers who have clients across the racing industry. Throughout Richard’s trip Interchange are offering preferential rates to new and existing clients. They are also donating 1% of the value of any transaction to Richard’s charitable fund, for any account opened during the course of the expedition.
Richard is also being sponsored by the UK’s No 1 supplement for horses, humans and dogs (www.cortaflex.co.uk)
Richard’s trip (as well as to push himself to the limits!) is to raise funds for SPARKS (www.sparks.org.uk) Spinal Research (www.spinal-research.org) and Racing Welfare (www.racingwelfare.co.uk). Details of how to donate can be found on www.dunwoody-southpole.com.
Otherwise, further news will be posted every week and more frequently as Richard and the team approach the pole – sometime in mid January.
INTERESTING FACT: Richard is allowed one book on the trip and opted for the Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. His i-pod contains a History of Britain from the 16th century (Mastermind here we come!)
URGENT NEWS: If you need to contact Richard urgently, please e mail info@lizampairee.com – he can also receive e mail messages in their morning daily dispatches, again via us.
