Ice Log - 25th May 2007 !!SUCCESS !! (UPDATED 19:00 UK TIME)
May 25, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | 12 Comments
Call taken 0800 UK time. The good news is that Alan and Peter made their deadline in reaching Checkpoint 8 which is where they have been aiming for for the past five days. The shock for them when they called the Inuits was that they are now not able to get a boat […]
Ice Log - 24th May 2006
May 24, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | No Comments
Today Alan and Peter have made good progress against very tight deadlines in trying to reach the sea ice in time to meet the Inuit fishermen who they hope will take them on their exit from the sea ice to a helicopter lift.
It has been very tough with continued storms and ice that had melted […]
BBC Radio Bristol live link with Greenland 24th May, 2008
May 24, 2008 | Filed Under Education, On the Ice | 1 Comment
Click on the link below to listen to the live BBC link up with Alan and Peter on the ice on 24th May and the interview conducted by Ali Vowles with Alan in Greenland and Richard in Bristol.
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Ice Log - 22nd May 2008
May 22, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | 4 Comments
We received four calls today from Alan and Peter and I have recorded the last two of these and posted below.
Call taken c1030 UK time, saying they intended to start walking but the weather was horrendous with winds of 70 miles per hour and they wanted to alert us the they fact they might not […]
Ice Log - 21st May 2008
May 21, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | No Comments
Co-ordinates: 66° 00′ 000″ N - 41° 00′ 000″ W
Report taken at 2145.
31 km completed.
It has been a great day in terms of progress and there are 107 km to for Alan and Peter to reach the sea ice from where they will be collected by boat and taken to a helicopter in order to […]
Ice Log - 20th May 2008
May 20, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | 7 Comments
Co-ordinates: 66° 04′ 102″ N - 41° 42′ 549″ W
Report taken at 2030.
28 km completed.
Alan and Peter slept badly last night because the wind was so strong and loud that they feared for the security of the tent.
The whole day has been uphill, the weather has been mild. It has been a long and […]
BBC Radio Bristol Interview Alan & Peter on Peter’s Birthday
May 20, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | 1 Comment
BBC Radio Bristol today caught up with Alan and Peter by satellite phone as they explained their progress so far and plans for successful completion of the Great British Mobility Feet of Green Expedition.
Listen to the interview on the audio link below:
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Happy Birthday Peter from Base Camp, Bristol
May 20, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | 6 Comments
Wishing you a very, very HAPPY BIRTHDAY from all of us at base camp. There aren’t many people in the world who can say they spent their birthday in Greenland walking across the ice!!
Most impressively you are achieving your dream of educating school children across the UK about climate change and inspiring a sense of […]
Ice Log - 19th May 2008
May 19, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | 6 Comments
Co-ordinates: 66° 06′ 602″ N - 42° 19′ 847″ W
Report taken at 2030.
22 km completed.
They are153 km to the next checkpoint.
Started out with bad visibility and thick cloud in three or four layers. The terrain is more flat but it is hard to get a rhythm in skiing because of the high amount of […]
Ice Log - 18th May 2008
May 18, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | 3 Comments
Co-ordinates: 66° 09′ 508″ N - 43° 52′ 182″ W
Phone call received from Alan and Peter at 2100.
31 km covered today, our longest yet. A great day in terms of progress andgreat weather all day long. It has bee a hard day, the terrain has flattened but then there are sudden steep rises […]