When I left the
army, I did not really mark the occasion with any sort of event and definitely
not a physical challenge - that does not mean I turned myself into some sort of
couch potato, since I left the regiment I have trekked and climbed
in Morocco, Ethiopia, India (twice) Borneo and Peru and at the end of the year
in support of Walking for the Wounded, I am walking solo back from Chelmsford
to Ipswich, cross country at night – solo – more details here
But one of my
former officers is marking his leaving the army with what may be the ultimate
physical challenge, Lt Col Henry Worsley has decided to become the first man to
walk across Antarctica – solo and unsupported!
Henry is no
stranger to similar challenges as he can already be described as one of the top
living Antarctic explorers. His hero (and mine) is Shackleton not only one of
the greatest ever explorers but without doubt one of the best leaders of men
this country has ever seen. Henry is a distant relative of the captain of
Shackleton’s ship. For me it was when i was in the Falklands that I discovered
Shackleton and his book ‘South’ was my constant companion when walking over the
Falklands.
Henry (boss)
Worsley has just arrived in South America on his way south, and you can keep up
to date with his exploits on the expedition website – Shackleton Solo
