A World First - Youngest Father & Son on Geographic North Pole -Interview with Ollie Chambers, Age 9, First Published Here !
April 19, 2010 | Filed Under 2010 NEWS, Education, On the Ice |
The story has now spread around the planet - Read the Press Coverage from the UK to Norway to China:
Mail Online: http://bit.ly/brS1Uk
e-Metro: http://bit.ly/b3cJva
This is Bristol (Evening Post) http://bit.ly/c6yA3k
Norweigan Press - http://bit.ly/acsAOg
Chinese Press - http://bit.ly/9c8vUu
Black Sea, Turkey - http://bit.ly/b8GjAK
Richard Hale from the Feet of Green team based in Bristol took the opportunity to interview Ollie Chambers, age 9 on the experience of being on the Geographic North Pole. Read more in the Bristol Evening Post at http://bit.ly/9Jobag
Q: How did you get to the Pole?
A: We left England and flew to Oslo then Tromso in Norway. After that we flew to a place called Longyearbyen in Svalbard which is half way from the Arctic circle to the North Pole. We stayed here for a while because the weather was a blizzard and very cold. We then flew on a Russian cargo plane to Ice Camp on the Arctic Ocean I stayed here while my dad led the team to the North Pole when he radioed in from the North Pole I flew in a Russian helicopter to meet my dad at the North Pole.
Q: What was it like landing on the Pole?
A: it was very exciting I saw my Dad waving from the ice waiting for me to land. As the helicopter was landing it made a big snow storm once the rotators had stopped I got out onto the ice and went to meet my daddy.
Q: Were you scared/ excited etc. how did you feel?
A: I was scared a little bit there was nothing there apart from my dad and his team the ice looked so big it was everywhere. Once I was with my Dad I was very excited he gave me a cuddle and made sure I had my warm gloves on.
Q: Why do you think it is important for other kids to know about what you are doing?
A: Maybe hopefully they can go and do an expedition one day. I met all kinds of people from Russia Norway Sweden Belgium Canada America New Zealand China Scotland South Africa Italy Holland Germany while I was on my trip it was good speaking to them all. I learned about the ice and about different people.
Q: What is life like in the tents/camp?
A: In the tent you have to be quiet as some people are sleeping there isn’t much room my daddy kept telling me to keep tidy. The Ice Camp was amazing and I even played football on the ice with the Russians every body was friendly and made sure I was ok.I will miss school because of the ash cloud we are stuck in Norway but hope to be home soon I can’t believe I have stood with my Dad at the top of the world I would like to go to the South Pole next!
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