First Phase of Training a Fantastic Success

I’m absolutely delighted to say the Core Skills Training over here in the UK went tremendously well, as far as I was concerned – and I think everyone involved. The feedback has been great! Many, many inquisitive and intelligent questions, setting the scene, both good and bad and at the end of it happy, really motivated people. More informed and prepared for the very difficult task ahead. What more can I ask for?

Thanks indeed to Julian Morgan, Howard Jeffs, Mary Mackintosh, Nigel Smee and our marvellous host Gary for being so incredibly accommodating at Bellever YHA!

There was even a “lovely” attitude to my early morning run, exercise and dip in the river! It all augurs very well for the actual event and I feel everyone is keyed up and excited about the next phase – Polar Training in Svalbard – in winter.

Here we will be joined by our international participants – another phase entirely but meanwhile we forge on to engage everyone we can in this tremendous World First and probably one of the most important bits of citizen science ever undertaken.

The more support we can muster, the more science we can do, the more important our efforts become.

Heartfelt thanks to all!

Blog Off!

Welcome one and all! Tonight sees the start of the official Arctic Pole Expedition Blog. Written by yours truly – Jim McNeill. My pledge to you is that this will tell the tale of the expedition, as it unfolds and warts-an’-all. In other words a true account of the frustrations, elations, depressions and just about every other emotion you can think of associated with getting a major expedition up, running and completed.