A word from Sir Ranulph
Boots fitted at 7.30am at Snow and Rock in Covent Garden. The boss, Fraser Bannatyne, and Martin, the expert boot fitter, arrived very, very early just for me which was extremely kind of them. Am glad I also set out before cock’s crow, since navigation from Trafalgar Square and the ski shop proved extremely difficult as every one way street went in entirely the wrong direction (luckily there ar…
It’s mine, all mine
Ian Prickett, caboose builder, welding expert, polar explorer and all round nice guy, lays claim to his favourite bunk. Fair enough though, he did help prepare them. Ran is a little miffed, he reckons the guys are saving the worst one for him. As if they’d be so…
Photo shoot
Sir Ran made his first visit to the warehouse today and then spent the next five hours in a sponsor photo shoot. Great organisation skills by Vicky Lewis and Isabel Castle ensured they guys hurtled through the hundred of so sponsors on the to-do list. In this pic we see our wonderful photographer Harriet Wooltorton snapping away at Brian Newham, Robin from Zarges, Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Jo…
