January 28, 2010 11:40:37
Posted By Kevin Sheppard
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Kev next to the three Team Pulks ready to head off on the training expedition.
First Camp - Kev putting the tent up and finishing the outside tent duties, shoveling snow around the outside edges! This holds the tent firmly in place and also seals in any cracks where the cold wind might creep in.
Team Mate Jo doing a GPS check for our next Waypoint location!
Second Camp - We recorded the temperatures around minus 18! It was 5.30pm at this point and started to snow hard. On arrival at the camp and trying to find a suitable location for the tent the snow came up to my waist once I got my skis off. Wow!!
Day 3: Heading out for some Survival Drills and more GPS training. We had three checkpoints to complete on route undertaking our final test - The Ice Breaking Drill(jumping into a frozen lake). Ouch.... This was pretty cold! :)
Kev, Jo & Claire having a picture taken with the Norweign Team which won the South Pole Race last year against Ben Fogel & James Crackel. |