Dr Nathan Smith analyses Lou Rudd’s expedition mindset during his solo crossing of Antarctica…
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Polar expedition equipment has come a long way since Ernest Shackleton first set foot on Antarctica. More lightweight materials, advanced synthetics and other technological innovations have led to ...
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Watchkeeper (Wendy Searle Interview)
Expedition leader, Wendy Searle, talks the logistics and psychology of keeping close friend and solo adventurer Lou Rudd safe and sane...
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Support The Spirit of Endurance
The Spirit of Endurance is a British Army backed expedition facilitated through the Adventure Training Scheme (an initiative available for military personnel to provide challenging outdoor training...
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Meet the man who will attempt to become the first person in human history to complete a solo, unsupported and unassisted crossing of Antarctica.
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Cold Extremities (SPEAR17 Interview)
Fatigue. Hypothermia. Frostbite... These are just a few of the stark realities Captain Lou Rudd will need to befriend when he begins his long solo crossing of Antarctica.
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Iceland Pre-expedition Training (Video)
On October 17th news will break of an historic undertaking. A journey that has never before been accomplished by anyone in the history of polar exploration. A tribute to Ernest Shackleton’s legacy ...
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Into The White (Official Expedition Video)
In mid-November, Captain Louis Rudd attempts to become the first person in history to cross Antarctica solo, unsupported and unassisted
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In mid-November, Captain Louis Rudd MBE will set-off from Hercules Inlet in the Weddell Sea on a journey across Antarctica. He will do so alone...
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