Pole to Pole

[glenc]

An interesting trip
http://180degrees.com/
http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/2008/12/best-of/rob-gauntlett-james-hooper-text/1

"In November 2008 Mr Gauntlett and his friend James Hooper, of Somerset, were named National Geographic 2008 Adventurers of the Year at the society's base in Washington DC.
The accolade was in recognition of a 22,000-mile journey using only human and natural power from the Magnetic North to the Magnetic South Poles to raise awareness of climate change.
During the expedition between the Earth's magnetic poles, Mr Hooper and Mr Gauntlett skied, used dog-sleighs, sailed and cycled through Greenland, USA, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Argentina.
The former pupils of Christ's Hospital in Horsham, West Sussex, then sailed to New York to begin the 11,000-mile cycle ride to Punta Arenas, Chile. After completing the trip from the North to the South Poles in April the pair sailed 1,800 nautical miles to Australia"

And a sad end
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7822567.stm

[PCH]

What a sad and tragic end for such an intrepid young adventurer.

As his Mother said, they take some consolation from knowing he died doing something that he loved doing. But all the same, from someone with such ability, - how much more could he have given the world? An absolute tragedy.

[Ric]

I can't imagine how many wonderous sights he must have seen in his short but adventerous life.

Very tragic.

[Wavytone]

but a man's gotta know his limits. Darwin was right.

[Glenhuon]

A sad end indeed. But, I was indistructable at 21 too, or so I thought.

Bill

[Jen]

Awwwwwww :sadeyes: