Ranulph Fiennes expedition
Went along to Tower Bridge last night to see this expedition setting off.
My youtube footage here http://youtu.be/neU_OmE-CxM?t=20s filmed from HMS Belfast. Have a look at the http://www.thecoldestjourney.org/ for info on whats going on. This is better than any reality program. Ray t |
Be honest I'm less convinced on this one, maybe I haven't got it right
There's a pair of em up front on skis followed all the way by some geezer in a jcb (with everything they need) :confused: |
Er, he is aged 68 ffs!
TX. Edit - plus "exposing themselves to temperatures dropping close to -90c and operating in near permanent darkness" |
There are 2 of the CATS, the test apart from Ran and Anton doing the six month 2000 Mile walk (4 months in total darkness!) , Is that Cats haven't really been extended tested much past -60 C , this is a real test as -90 C is a possibillity on this expedition, there even taking a specialist welder as there expecting the steel tracks to give up on occasions.
They have to take everything they need or they wont get the FCO licence |
Is that with wind chill??
I'm not taking anything anyway from ralphy, he's national treasure :thumb: Damn it he's almost royalty |
I went to 'An Evening with RF' event a few months ago and managed to have a brief chat with him in the interval.
He is very charming, funny, inspiring and a little bit bonkers. Also has quite good handwriting considering... |
That is still air temp! in context when I was there on a "summer crossing" we got down to -36C still air and -47 wind chill. Extra context no plane is allowed to land at southpole station when temp drops below -50.5 C as the hydraulics become suspect.
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read his autobiography some years ago...
Balls of steel :notworthy:notworthy Much repect to him, he readily acknowledges that the cats are tested to -60, and there going to -90 He's the one out in the elements upfront Mart |
Pah, .,it was colder than that in my bathroom this morning :lol1:
Good advertisement for cat, are they sponsering ? |
What I don't get is why they are taking those massive mega heavy Cats when they could take the much lighter, more practical and much better Hagglund BV206 snow cat or whatever its successor is.
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wurzel, their towing over 100 tons of fuel plus two caboses.
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What a bunch of brave nutters!
Les |
I have a terrible feeling he won't come back ......
Wish him all the luck in the world though. |
This gives you an idea of what there going to be in...
This is -40c there going for -90c!! There going to be in temps of minus -60c to -90c :eek2: Just imagine how there breath is going to react in that weather Mart |
I'm loving the website, anyone know what its been made in? I do a bit of web design and would love to know what CMS that was written in.
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Originally Posted by Ray T
(Post 10900936)
mart |
I Was Out Of Shot On That Take, This Was From Our 2010 TransAntarctic Expedition http://www.transantarcticexpedition.com/ the guy chucking the water is Vern Tejas our crevasse expert and fantastic cook, the guy in the red jacket is Andrew Regan one of the team priciples.
This day 2 years ago we had just completed the first part of the crossing from union glacier to the ross ice shelf and started the return crossing. |
Originally Posted by Ray T
(Post 10901714)
I Was Out Of Shot On That Take, This Was From Our 2010 TransAntarctic Expedition http://www.transantarcticexpedition.com/ the guy chucking the water is Vern Tejas our crevasse expert and fantastic cook, the guy in the red jacket is Andrew Regan one of the team priciples.
This day 2 years ago we had just completed the first part of the crossing from union glacier to the ross ice shelf and started the return crossing. |
wouldn't be me lol
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Originally Posted by Luminous
(Post 10901789)
I have to say that is a fantastic achievement, and looks like it may be a better setup than the Ranulph expedition. Having two skiers up front towing a GPR on a sledge sounds like really hard work. I'm guessing the Biv you had was for that purpose?
Ranulph wont have to pull his GPR all the time as there are the know zones of danger ( I am presuming the guys with have a safety line attached at all times anyway). |
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