Huddersfield engineer Mike Dann and his team won the 2006 Polar Challenge earlier this week. The polar challenge involves travelling 320 nautical miles on skis pulling 198lb of supplies (So bear that in mind the next time you feel a whinge coming on about poling 50m because your schuss stopped short of the lift)...
Mike and his friends Tim Tottenham, a Royal Marine based in Portsmouth, and Simon Edmundson, a mechanical engineer in Chad, central Africa, were the first to reach the magnetic North Pole at 3.15am on Saturday, after 11 days, 15 hours and five minutes. The team had to battle through deep snow in temperatures as low as -42C! The three men are all experienced climbers, but had never previously been to the North Pole. So far, their efforts have raised £10,400 for the Huddersfield-based cancer charity, the Laura Crane Trust, which was set up following the death of 17-year-old Laura Crane from the disease.
To sponsor the team or find out more visit www.northpole2006.org.uk.
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