Sir Ranulph Supports Cross-Channel Swimmers
As all of our supporters will know, one of the main aims of the Coldest Journey is to raise $10M for Seeing is Believing. The Challenge Yourself appeal has got people around the world putting themselves to the test with all manner of crazy ideas for raising money and well done to them. Yesterday, I met up with all four of the curiously named Channel Arm Bandits, who will be crossing the Englis…
Rising Fast – by Brian Newham
The sun is back today after several days of high winds and cloud cover. Unbelievably it is now above the horizon for 5 hours but the drifting snow which is obscuring the horizon means that we will only have seen it today for about 3 hrs. There is still no warmth from the sun as it’s at a very low angle but above us we can see a pale blue sky and it’s very pleasant to have sunlight streaming…
Problems posting on the website
Good evening! Sorry for the lack of updates these last few days but I have been having some problems getting logged in. It seems that all is better now so I will shortly post a few things you have missed the last few days, including a rather shameless plea for sponsorship for Tris and my cross-Channel relay swim! Best wishes Hugh, Operations…
Fact of the Day:
Solar Halo A Solar Halo is an optical atmospheric phenomenon frequently seen in Antarctica. It is caused as a result of the scattering of light by ice particles suspended in the air. Such phenomena are usually encountered in the winter rather than summer when lower temperatures make such occurrences more likely. This spectacular photograph was taken by our very own Ice Team member Ian…
