My Training with Robert Swan in Svalbard April 2018
Participants of the Last Degree must undertake rigorous training for months as the South is harsh and we must prepare to SURVIVE. This past April, Robert Swan and myself went to the Arctic circle to train with a group of seven people. What I have realised relentlessly in expeditions is that you learn more from the people than anything else. There, I found myself amongst a geologist, a military and two polar explorers who taught me the secrets of survival in the wild. For eight days we were uninterrupted by society and pulled our sledges through the glaciers and snowy valleys. This short yet eternal escape enabled us to mimic life in the Pole however temperatures only fell to -20.
How I am Training for the Last Degree
Meditation- to prepare me for the mental challenge
Train my core, legs and arms four times a week
Practice endurance by committing to a daily run varying between 8, 10 and 15km
Practice doing chores and tasks at home with big gloves on
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By joining Robert Swan and his team to the South Pole, I am committing myself to a cause that I believe we should all care about. I will use this page as an opportunity to share detailed updates on how I am dedicating myself to the environment. Here, I will post about how I am physically and mentally preparing for the South Pole and how I am using this journey as a way to become more sustainable and inspire those around me to do so to.