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Nearly a year on from the tragic loss of Henry Worsley, I'd like to share this with the PH collective.
Friend and co-explorer of Henry Worsley Lou Rudd, who trekked unsupported to the South Pole with Henry to commemorate 100yrs since the Scott/Amundsun race, had a plan in 2014 to conduct another expedition to the South Pole.
The team was to comprise of five Army Reservists, led by Lou himself, with the aim trekking 700 miles unsupported to the South Pole and raise £100k for the Army Benevolent Fund. The team was selected in May 2015 and training and preparations were made long before the tragic loss of Henry.
Upon the loss of Henry, Lou thought it would be fitting to not only trek unsupported to the South Pole, but to continue on and complete Henry's ill fated journey. This idea was put to the team and there was unanimous agreement despite it adding 400 miles and 5 weeks to the journey.
The team arrived at the South Pole on Christmas day having completed the unsupported trek from the coast to the Pole. After a couple of days rest, the team took on the necessary supplies to continue to the point where Henry was evacuated from. Sadly, one of the team was unable to continue due to excessive weight loss, 16kg in 40days.
The rest of the team are pressing on and have passed 88 deg averaging about 15 Nautical Miles in a 10hr hauling day.
You can follow the progerss on their web site http://www.spear17.org/ where you can also donate to the ABF if you so wish.
Also on
https://twitter.com/SPEAR17org?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoo...
https://en-gb.facebook.com/SPEAR17org/
Friend and co-explorer of Henry Worsley Lou Rudd, who trekked unsupported to the South Pole with Henry to commemorate 100yrs since the Scott/Amundsun race, had a plan in 2014 to conduct another expedition to the South Pole.
The team was to comprise of five Army Reservists, led by Lou himself, with the aim trekking 700 miles unsupported to the South Pole and raise £100k for the Army Benevolent Fund. The team was selected in May 2015 and training and preparations were made long before the tragic loss of Henry.
Upon the loss of Henry, Lou thought it would be fitting to not only trek unsupported to the South Pole, but to continue on and complete Henry's ill fated journey. This idea was put to the team and there was unanimous agreement despite it adding 400 miles and 5 weeks to the journey.
The team arrived at the South Pole on Christmas day having completed the unsupported trek from the coast to the Pole. After a couple of days rest, the team took on the necessary supplies to continue to the point where Henry was evacuated from. Sadly, one of the team was unable to continue due to excessive weight loss, 16kg in 40days.
The rest of the team are pressing on and have passed 88 deg averaging about 15 Nautical Miles in a 10hr hauling day.
You can follow the progerss on their web site http://www.spear17.org/ where you can also donate to the ABF if you so wish.
Also on
https://twitter.com/SPEAR17org?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoo...
https://en-gb.facebook.com/SPEAR17org/
Just one week short of one year since Henry Worsley was recovered from his final camp, the team from the Army Reserve passed his final camp and continued on in Henry's name.
Blog from the SPEAR17 Expedition Leader, Lou Rudd who trekked to the South Pole with Henry in 2012.
"Today was a very poignant and significant day for us as a team. Around about midday, we passed Henry Worsley’s final campsite, which is at South 82 degrees, 22 minutes. Pretty much a year ago now, Henry reached this point alone. Fairly exhausted, having lost a significant amount of body weight. He was also harbouring a serious medical condition which he was completely unaware of. He camped at this point for around four days, I guess hoping that he would recover and gain the strength to carry on and complete the journey. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen, and after a while he realised that there was something seriously wrong. He called for pick up and very quickly ALE were in with a plane, recovered him, got him back to hospital in Chile, but unfortunately and very tragically, he died two days later. He was attempting a solo, unsupported traverse of Antarctica.
So a really tragic event. He was in our thoughts a lot today as we went past that point, where he made. So we have now reached that point as a team, and we are able – and will – carry on from this point onwards, and Henry’s spirit will march with us. I know for sure how much it would have meant to him to have reached the Shackleton Glacier and made that descent. And, as I say, he was unable to do it. We got to the same point, and we will [make that descent], and we will be doing it for Henry. So to finish off; We are the pilgrims master, and we shall go always, a little further. Onwards"
www.spear17.org
Blog from the SPEAR17 Expedition Leader, Lou Rudd who trekked to the South Pole with Henry in 2012.
"Today was a very poignant and significant day for us as a team. Around about midday, we passed Henry Worsley’s final campsite, which is at South 82 degrees, 22 minutes. Pretty much a year ago now, Henry reached this point alone. Fairly exhausted, having lost a significant amount of body weight. He was also harbouring a serious medical condition which he was completely unaware of. He camped at this point for around four days, I guess hoping that he would recover and gain the strength to carry on and complete the journey. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen, and after a while he realised that there was something seriously wrong. He called for pick up and very quickly ALE were in with a plane, recovered him, got him back to hospital in Chile, but unfortunately and very tragically, he died two days later. He was attempting a solo, unsupported traverse of Antarctica.
So a really tragic event. He was in our thoughts a lot today as we went past that point, where he made. So we have now reached that point as a team, and we are able – and will – carry on from this point onwards, and Henry’s spirit will march with us. I know for sure how much it would have meant to him to have reached the Shackleton Glacier and made that descent. And, as I say, he was unable to do it. We got to the same point, and we will [make that descent], and we will be doing it for Henry. So to finish off; We are the pilgrims master, and we shall go always, a little further. Onwards"
www.spear17.org
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