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Oh and Ben I read in the paper over christmas about the new youngest Brit to reach the north pole on foot (part of a team though), can't remember his name or age (I think he may have been 23 ???) as it was a read and forget article but does this young upstart diminish any of your efforts ????
Oh and Ben I read in the paper over christmas about the new youngest Brit to reach the north pole on foot (part of a team though), can't remember his name or age (I think he may have been 23 ???) as it was a read and forget article but does this young upstart diminish any of your efforts ????oh well, I did say it was a read and forget article, but it's still bloody cold whichever end of the globe it was. Which ones Ben going to ??
Oh yes and what about the other bloke in his early twenties (youngest to clime Everest) who's noe going to cross the Atlantic going very North in an open RIB
Oh yes and what about the other bloke in his early twenties (youngest to clime Everest) who's noe going to cross the Atlantic going very North in an open RIB
Superflid said: Yup, t'other pole!
North Pole is much harder..........
Yup, North is harder. It's also uphill as opposed to the South pole, which is downhill, (if I've got my globe the right way up). Also there are nice penguins and things to look at down south, whereas at the North pole you're likely to get eaten by a Bear.
Andy
The youngest Brit to conquer Everest is:
At only twenty-three years of age, Bear Grylls became the youngest Briton to reach the top of Mount Everest. This feat was even more remarkable as only two years before he broke his back in a parachuting accident. His parachute failed to open and he broke two vertebrae in his back and chipped a third, essentially he was lucky not to have severed his spinal cord.
Throughout his recovery that involved months of lying in agony in bed he kept focusing on his childhood dream to conquer Everest. Through sheer persistence and incredible commitment Bear recovered and started his training and preparation to become the youngest of only thirty British climbers to reach the summit of Mt. Everest for which he is entered the Guinness Book of World Records.
At 7.22 am on May 26th in 1998, ninety days after setting out from base camp, Bear reached the summit that he had always dreamt about as a child. On the way he had to overcome extreme weather conditions, cope with months of limited sleep and learned what it was like to put his life on the line when he almost ran out of oxygen inside the death zone at over 26,000 feet.
When he was making his way down from his first reconnaissance climb the ice suddenly gave way beneath him and he plunged into a crevasse where he swung on his safety rope and smashed into the side and was knocked unconscious. When he came to he found himself dangling on the end of the rope with nothing below him except a yawning chasm that stretched away into virtual darkness. Four hours passed until fortunately one of a team of climbers appeared at the top of the crevasse and hauled Bear up to safety.
Before his successful ascent of Everest, Bear spent three years with the British Special Forces as a combat survival instructor and patrol medic. In September 1997, he became the youngest Briton to climb Mount Ama Dabla in the Himalayas a peak standing at 22,500 feet which was once described by Sir Edmund Hillary as 'unclimbable'.
The youngest ever is:
KATHMANDU, May 24: A 16-year-old schoolboy has become the youngest person to conquer Everest, the world's tallest peak, a sponsor said Thursday. Nepalese high-school student Temba Tsheri reached the 8,848-metre summit in his second assault on the mountain, according to Sonam Sherpa, the managing director of sponsor Thamsherku Trekking
Tsheri got to within 22 metres of the summit in May last year but had to turn back after suffering severe frostbite and snow-blindness. He lost three fingers.
At only twenty-three years of age, Bear Grylls became the youngest Briton to reach the top of Mount Everest. This feat was even more remarkable as only two years before he broke his back in a parachuting accident. His parachute failed to open and he broke two vertebrae in his back and chipped a third, essentially he was lucky not to have severed his spinal cord.
Throughout his recovery that involved months of lying in agony in bed he kept focusing on his childhood dream to conquer Everest. Through sheer persistence and incredible commitment Bear recovered and started his training and preparation to become the youngest of only thirty British climbers to reach the summit of Mt. Everest for which he is entered the Guinness Book of World Records.
At 7.22 am on May 26th in 1998, ninety days after setting out from base camp, Bear reached the summit that he had always dreamt about as a child. On the way he had to overcome extreme weather conditions, cope with months of limited sleep and learned what it was like to put his life on the line when he almost ran out of oxygen inside the death zone at over 26,000 feet.
When he was making his way down from his first reconnaissance climb the ice suddenly gave way beneath him and he plunged into a crevasse where he swung on his safety rope and smashed into the side and was knocked unconscious. When he came to he found himself dangling on the end of the rope with nothing below him except a yawning chasm that stretched away into virtual darkness. Four hours passed until fortunately one of a team of climbers appeared at the top of the crevasse and hauled Bear up to safety.
Before his successful ascent of Everest, Bear spent three years with the British Special Forces as a combat survival instructor and patrol medic. In September 1997, he became the youngest Briton to climb Mount Ama Dabla in the Himalayas a peak standing at 22,500 feet which was once described by Sir Edmund Hillary as 'unclimbable'.
The youngest ever is:
KATHMANDU, May 24: A 16-year-old schoolboy has become the youngest person to conquer Everest, the world's tallest peak, a sponsor said Thursday. Nepalese high-school student Temba Tsheri reached the 8,848-metre summit in his second assault on the mountain, according to Sonam Sherpa, the managing director of sponsor Thamsherku Trekking
Tsheri got to within 22 metres of the summit in May last year but had to turn back after suffering severe frostbite and snow-blindness. He lost three fingers.
Cheers Ken!
mel said: oh well, I did say it was a read and forget article, but it's still bloody cold whichever end of the globe it was. Which ones Ben going to ??
North Geographic Pole. There has been a queue of people turning up at the South Pole recently, including a 23 year-old, Andy Cooney. Well done him, but to be honest, it's Polar tourism, and hardly connected with what I do (unsupported travel). Andy's team had 2 professional guides & they were re-supplied twice.
In March, I'll be alone, unsupported (sledge weight 130kg rather than 60-70 kg) and I'll be skiing over the sea for 8 weeks, which (as the ice gets thinner year by year) is rather an interesting place to be. I expect to be swimming bits of it (see drysuit pics)...
Oh yes and what about the other bloke in his early twenties (youngest to clime Everest) who's noe going to cross the Atlantic going very North in an open RIB
A media stunt imho - I don't think it's really pushing back any boundaries. Bear was the youngest Brit to climb Everest (up the usual route, with Sherpas/porters/oxygen etc) - again, nothing really revolutionary. He was 23. 16 year-old Sherpas have been up it...
edit to say - Mrs Fish spotted this as well
>> Edited by polar_ben on Thursday 9th January 10:10
mel said:
Oh yes and what about the other bloke in his early twenties (youngest to clime Everest) who's now going to cross the Atlantic going very North in an open RIB
And just what is the point in going in an open boat when it is just as possible to buld a rib with a cabin? Aren't they just making it unnecessarily difficult and uncomfortable for themselves?
Are we going to get to the point where the next person to walk to the pole will promise to walk backwards? A three legged race? How about an egg & spoon race?
there is immense challenge in what Polar Ben is doing, but as soon as people put artificial barriers in front of them (which doesn't apply to Polar Ben), it loses credibility.
www.independent.co.uk/story.jsp?story=366439
Last week at the London Boat Show, "Bear" (his real name is Rupert) Grylls displayed the inflatable boat in which he and four crewmates intend to cross from Nova Scotia to Cape Wrath, Scotland, via the Arctic Circle. It is being sold as "the last great ocean adventure". Mr Grylls, 28, became the youngest Englishman to climb Everest in 1998. He includes in his achievements rowing 22 miles down the Thames naked in a tub. Now there's a thought for Mr Grylls: how about walking to the pole naked?
polar_ben said: www.independent.co.uk/story.jsp?story=366439
Last week at the London Boat Show, "Bear" (his real name is Rupert) Grylls displayed the inflatable boat in which he and four crewmates intend to cross from Nova Scotia to Cape Wrath, Scotland, via the Arctic Circle. It is being sold as "the last great ocean adventure". Mr Grylls, 28, became the youngest Englishman to climb Everest in 1998. He includes in his achievements rowing 22 miles down the Thames naked in a tub. Now there's a thought for Mr Grylls: how about walking to the pole naked?
I can see the headline now "Rupert the Bare".
But, what with his habit forgetting things like clothes and parachutes, I don't know as I'd get in a boat with him
His ancestor has already beaten you to the North pole anyway, Ben. Was it not that other famous bear, Winnie the Pooh, who first discovered it? (read that in a book somewhere)
Haven't heard of anyone going to the East or West poles yet, so Mr. Grylls may try them next(watch this space).
Andy
polar_ben said:
I don't think it's really pushing back any boundaries. Bear was the youngest Brit to climb Everest (up the usual route, with Sherpas/porters/oxygen etc) - again, nothing really revolutionary. He was 23.
Yes that may be true, but it was still tough considering two years previously he didn't think he would walk again
Without wishing to detract from Bear Grylls's efforts, in the early 1960's Frank Dye made two remarkable voyages in an open 16' Wayfarer sailing dinghy. The first was an 11-day, 650 mile North Atlantic crossing from Scotland to Iceland. The second was a Norwegian Sea crossing from Scotland to Aalesund, Norway.
Not a RIB in sight!
Cheers
Graham
Not a RIB in sight!
Cheers
Graham
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