Feet of Green
In May 2008 Alan Chambers MBE and Peter Herbert led the largest ever British polar expedition focused on education. They crossed one of the world’s largest glaciers and brought their experience to the classrooms of the United Kingdom and beyond. Read more about the expedition.
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Ice Log - 15th May 2008
May 15, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | 13 Comments
Co-ordinates: 66° 22′ 184″ N - 44° 38′ 244″ W
25 km 14 nautical miles travelled - the same as last two days. It started with poor visibility due to a low blanket of cloud - it snowed all night and so snow had filled in the divots between the stratugi so it was […]
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Ice Log - 14th May 2008
May 14, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | 11 Comments
Co-ordinates: 66° 24′ 563″ N - 45° 11′ 128″ W
Good weather and good progress made today based on little sleep the previous night. There was a lot of cloud cover and strong easterly wind all day. 25 kilometres travelled during the day and they hope to be at the summit by the end […]
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BBC Points West Coverage of Feet of Green in Schools - 14th May
May 14, 2008 | Filed Under Education, On the Ice | No Comments
BBC Points West has started to cover the Great British Mobility Feet of Green Expedition and you can see the clip on the link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7401651.stm
BBC reporter Sally Challoner visited Weston Park school and saw Richard Hale presenting to a year 6 class on the expedition. Children asked lots of questions and were fascinated by Alan and […]
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Weather Forecast - Met Office Hadley Centre
May 14, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | No Comments
After experiencing such extreme weather conditions in Greenland - with wind speeds reaching up to 50 knots - base camp decided to contact the Met Office Hadley Centre to ask for a weather forecast for the rest of the week. This is what they have predicted for the next couple of days:
Wednesday 14th May - […]
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Route Log - 13th May 2008
May 14, 2008 | Filed Under Track the Route | 2 Comments
13th May, 2008
Co-ordinates: 66° 27′ 466″ N 45° 44′ 080″ W
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Route Log - 11th May 2008
May 14, 2008 | Filed Under Track the Route | 2 Comments
11th May, 2008
Co-ordinates: 66° 29′ 556″ N 46° 18′ 703″ W
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Route Log - 10th May 2008
May 14, 2008 | Filed Under Track the Route | No Comments
10th May, 2008
Co-ordinates: 66° 38′ 653″ N 46° 52′ 224″ W
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Route Log - 9th May 2008
May 14, 2008 | Filed Under Track the Route | No Comments
9th May, 2008
Co-ordinates: 66° 44′ 276″ N 47° 15′ 422″ W
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Route Log - 8th May 2008
May 14, 2008 | Filed Under Track the Route | No Comments
8th May, 2008
Co-ordinates: 66° 51′ 159″ N 47° 14′ 757″ W
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Route Log - 7th May 2008
May 14, 2008 | Filed Under Track the Route | 8 Comments
7th May, 2008
Co-ordinates: 66° 58′ 226″ N 48° 14′ 586″ W
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