Great relief –  the bags have been found!  Message from Sean yesterday is that they were about to fly to the Antarctic continent.  They will fly in a Russian jet powered Ilyushion-76 aircraft over Tierra del Fuego and out across Drakes Passage towards the frozen lands of Antarctica.  It’s a six hour flight […]

Despatch received yesterday from the Unlimited Child team:

‘Hi everyone

Today (Wednesday) we had our briefing about flying into Antarctica and what we should expect at Union Glacier, how we should behave in Antarctica in order to be safe and how to prevent frostbite. This was presented by American Chris Nance who has done six seasons in Antarctica including […]

Latest news is that the team’s bags with all their Antarctic gear, haven’t arrived in Punta Arenas.  Eysh!

The team at the airport (pic courtesy of The Unlimited)

The team departed from Durban early yesterday morning and after nearly 30 hours of travelling, arrived in Punta Arenas (which is at the southern tip of Chile) at 5am this morning. The next two days will be spent going through equipment and safety checks, being briefed on the expedition ahead including: flight arrangements, the current […]

It’s time to head to the nippy South again.  Sean joins a crew from The Unlimited as they embark on the Ski the Last Degree South Pole expedition in Antarctica.  This expedition will coincide with the centenary celebrations of Captain Robert Scott’s legendary trip. Sean will film and photograph Nzuzo Mnikathi and the […]

The group left Mweka camp early this morning to catch their 10.30am flight to Zanzibar.  Tonight will be spent celebrating their wonderful achievements on the soft, sandy beaches at Ocean Paradise.

Many thanks to the Kilimanjaro September group for the use of their pics.

From Sean ‘We summited at 8.15am this morning!  Very cold and windy night which made it tough going but we got there’.

The climbers are on their way down now – they’ll have a short rest at Barafu, have lunch and then head down to Mweka camp situated in the forest.  It’s a very long night and […]

‘We have all reached Barafu. There is heavy sleet, strong wind and it’s very fresh. We’re excited about the summit push tonight’.

Message from Sean this morning ‘We woke to rain.  Breaks in the cloud reveal heavy snow on the dome. Breathtaking crystalline view – Kili in High Definition’

This morning the group will take a slow plod through the wild alpine desert to the high camp – Barafu.  They will be feeling the effects of altitude so will […]

From Sean ‘Everyone is having a late afternoon snooze and all in top form.  Looking forward to a tot of sherry before dinner tonight.  We’re all set for for the push to the high camp tomorrow.  So excitied we’re almost weeing in our pants!’