Start Delayed
The latest from the ice is that the team will not be ready to begin today. As much as a shame and a frustration that this is, the good news is that the weather is continuing to improve and the team has been able to spend much of the afternoon digging out the Ice Train and sorting out equipment. At the latest update, everything was back on the surface except a couple of fuel scoots which will b…
Status Update
Status report sent direct to Operations HQ at 1223 GMT: “Things have taken a rapid turn for the better in the last few hours. Wind has dropped off and the sun has come out. We are currently digging the Ice Train out – its a big job. Cabooses are out as is the ISO and 2 x fuel scoots. The Belgian Lehmann is next but I’m not joking when I say you can’t see it and there is two metres of snow on to…
Brightening Up
In his latest live TV interview, Ice Team Leader Brian Newham told Sky News’ Sunrise programme that the weather was now starting to clear and that the team has been able to get outside to start the very lengthy progress of digging the Ice Train out from under four days of snow. Although he could not confirm that the expedition would begin as planned at 1200 GMT today, he nevertheless sounded…
Ran, Ant and Brian on Sky News in 20 minutes
Ran Fiennes and Anton Bowring will be talking to Eamon Holmes on Sky News’ Sunrise programme at about 8.45am today. They will be joined by Brian Newham via satellite phone from…
Ice Team a “Coiled Spring” as Delay Looks Likely
Brian Newham described the Ice Team as being like a “coiled spring” on this morning’s Daybreak programme on ITV, as he announced that today’s scheduled launch may have to be postponed. Speaking via satellite phone from inside the living caboose, Brian told the presenters that that high winds and poor visibility meant it was “increasingly unlikely” the team would make the 1200GMT start, as t…
More Than Just a Crossing
In this video Rob Lambert offers us a very good insight into the conditions the Ice Team have been experiencing for the last few days.
Behind the Scenes
Check out this sped up video of The Coldest Journey’s Ice Team taking some publicity pics during a white out in Antarctica. It’s funny what a few months in the cold can do to…
The Ice Team
Holed up in the caboose, from left to right are Spencer Smirl, Ian Prickett, Rob Lambert, Richmond Dykes and Brian Newham. Get to know these faces – they are about to make history!
The Eve of the Launch
Please click on the link to Brian Newham’s article which appeard on BBC Online today. In it, he describes for the first time the moment the team found out Sir Ranulph Fiennes was leaving, and talks candidly about the challenge ahead.
Not going nowhere – deja vu
This video was taken yesterday by Ian Prickett and shows the Ice Train half-buried in snow. Although the team can dig the train out and be ready to move in two to three hours, there are still plenty of things to be done before the off. Another day of bad weather has left the team tied up in the caboose again, and so there is now real pressure on the guys to get eveything ready for Wednesday,…
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