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A daily journal published from the arctic circle
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Off the Scale
By far the hardest day yet of this expedition, which I suspect makes it the hardest day of my life to date. It’s also the last time I jinx things by saying I’m going to knock out ten miles…
Posted on 30th March ~ 28 comments ~ Continue reading »
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One of Those Days
I started out in a very chipper mood this morning, and cranked out a fair old distance in my first 90 minutes. Slumped in my harness, wrists dangling from ski poles, I turned and looked back, revelling in my sledge-hauling prowess. Something was missing, something usually strapped to the top of my sledge. My shotgun! Argh!
Posted on 29th March ~ 23 comments ~ Continue reading »
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Internal Dialogue
Lots of soul-searching today. I went from hating this place this morning to loving it this evening. I’d written a huge update but lost the lot when my PDA crashed just now (probably a sign that it’s stupidly cold) so this’ll be a short one…
Posted on 28th March ~ 17 comments ~ Continue reading »
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Every Stride
Pen Hadow (the only person in history to have made it to the North Pole from Canada alone and without support) sent me a hugely inspiring note just before I left. In it he talked about the importance of making every stride count, a thought that spurred me on for much of today.
Posted on 27th March ~ 17 comments ~ Continue reading »
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Let’s Go
Polar expeditions and driving tests have, I’ve just decided, got a lot in common. The scariest bit is sitting and waiting.
Posted on 26th March ~ 28 comments ~ Continue reading »
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This journal is coming to you from the high Arctic, where Ben Saunders is attempting to set a new world speed record from Ward Hunt Island to the Geographic North Pole. The current record was set in 2005 by a guided team using dog sleds and numerous re-supplies in a time of 36 days 22 hours. Ben’s expedition will be solo and unsupported and on foot. Read more about the expedition and Ben