I have just over one week to go. After this date I will be handing over the reigns of blog updates to my wife! Technology has been sorted out by my team mate Jo, and her fantastic sponsors, Pure Technology. We will be able to send updates and photos on a daily basis and my wife is acting as PR hub from the UK HQ and will update as well as send out all of the updates to sponsors. You can expect all the updates to be more regular and much more amusing than mine! Her sense of humour is legendary - it has to be to be married to me!
A couple of weeks ago we all met in a warehouse near Bristol to do the final packing and to ensure the baggage will come in less than the airline allowance. It did, just. I also received my Baffin boots which are well insulated and waterproof and are absolutely HUGE! I have a size 11 foot but with all the padding and insulation - they are half a metre long! I also got my hands on the MSR stoves which are the most important piece of kit that we will have (along with the tent). The stoves are used for about 4 hours in every 24 hour period to melt snow and ice into water to make hot drinks and to rehydrate the dried food. I have to become an expert at using and maintaining them. It is a bit of an art as the flames can go up to about 2 feet if you are not careful!
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