For the love of…ICE!
Windchill – 38C.
What an amazing turn around. If I’m honest with myself, when I arrived here I feared the cold. For a ‘bronzed, beach-loving Aussie’ – it’s a true slap in the face. Today I realised I actually love this extreme environment.
Adrenalin surging and pure joy at driving the sled forward, during what ended up being quite a rough day. Wind was 44–66 km/hr on top of a base temp of –17C. The screaming wind, flurries of snow and changing light playing over the frozen world… Exposed skin begs to be covered, steely stabs warning of damage to cells from the cold. Yet despite all this – I enjoy it.
I’ve come to grips with the fact that if I am to have a chance of making it across Antartica – I must learn to thrive in this hostile environment.
Countdown To Expedition
It’s out there!
25/03/2013
Great coverage on Weekend Today. Geoff and Kate had the opportunity to explain why the Pink Polar Expedition is so important while sharing with everyone some of the incredible footage of Geoff’s training in the Arctic. Stunning!
more >>Pink Water Workout!
16/03/2013
So much pink! Thank you to Kudos Health Club for a fabulous effort with a very ‘pink’ water workout. Loads of fun had by all and great support of the Pink Polar Expedition. Monies raised on the day go straight …
more >>Shock to the system
14/03/2013
After 7 days out on the ice it was almost a shock to sit inside and review with Matty McNair how we went in the Arctic, with all it threw at us. We had winds of over 40 knots, wind …
more >>McGrath Foundation
12/03/2013
While Geoff battles the elements in the Arctic circle, Kate had the chance to meet up with the wonderfully supportive team at the McGrath Foundation in Sydney. So many exciting plans for The Pink Polar Expedition in support of the …
more >>Northern Lights
08/03/2013
The northern lights have fired up. AMAZING! Spirals of green light that are just so hard to describe. The Inuit believe if you sing they’ll come close and remove your head if you let them get too close – however …
more >>Pink spirit
07/03/2013
Kudos Health Club members are gearing up for a pink water workout in support of The Pink Polar Expedition this Saturday (March 9). Swim coach Tracy recently got some new pink gear, perfect dress ups for her gorgeous little four year …
more >>Flying Solo
05/03/2013
There’s no-one around. I’m ‘flying solo’. Physically – my legs are going well, back is feeling it though! As the conditions close in you just have to get down low and push ahead, drive forwards with everything you’ve got. It’s …
more >>Tough going…
04/03/2013
Loaded up the sled to true expedition weight yesterday – 7 bags dog food – 140 kg, sled 12kg and 20kg gear – total haul weight 172kg. I started off from the back of Matty’s house and could barely …
more >>Howling Huskies
03/03/2013
Starting to really feel the fatigue now. Extreme duress on body all day. Then I’m sleeping in a tent sub 20C with huskies howling at the moon all night, night after night! The training’s getting tougher and I think …
more >>3 days in and loving it!
28/02/2013
The training is amazing and its only day 3. Managed to haul over 14 km, 1/2 load, boobies on, in windchill of –38 C and no skin damage, blisters, gear issues and above all no frostbite. It certainly a tough …
more >>For the love of…ICE!
27/02/2013
Windchill – 38C. What an amazing turn around. If I’m honest with myself, when I arrived here I feared the cold. For a ‘bronzed, beach-loving Aussie’ – it’s a true slap in the face. Today I realised I actually love this …
more >>Eskimo territory
25/02/2013
I’ve made it to Iqaluit, in the heart of the Inuit Eskimo’s Arctic. Polar bears roam the fringes of the town and no-one travels far without a gun. They whale from canoes in the summer and are a shy people …
more >>Boobs in transit
23/02/2013
Brisbane Airport, as I make my way to the far North of Canada for extreme polar training. Qantas have been amazing, but can only get me as far as LA, where I’ll have to explain once again why I’m travelling …
more >>It’s ‘out there’
23/02/2013
Here’s a couple of links to some of the media coverage The Pink Polar Expedition has enjoyed in the last 24 hours! http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2013/02/23/447688_gold-coast-news.html http://mygc.com.au/article/news/local-newsroom/38201-local-adventurer-to-haul-boob-sled-across-antarctica.php You can donate via the ‘support us’ tabs on this page. And don’t forget we’re on …
more >>The ‘boob sled’
22/02/2013
So today we’ve shared the ‘boob sled’ with the world – and what a response! Thank you to everyone who has ‘liked’, ‘shared’, commented, emailed and of course the media outlets who have run stories on The Pink Polar Expedition. …
more >>Nordic Ski Training
28/01/2013
A family holiday to the slopes in Aspen, doubled as an opportunity for Geoff to do some intensive training in temperatures of minus 30 degrees celsius. Over 10 days he tested gear (much of it rated safe for use in …
more >>First fundraising dollars
27/01/2013
Our first fundraising dollars are in! Thank you to those who have jumped on board. Every dollar will make a difference to the McGrath Foundation. The process is easy, just click on one of the ‘support us’ tabs on this …
more >>Welcome!
21/01/2013
Welcome! We are so excited to be sharing The Pink Polar Expedition with you. We’ve got around nine months before heading to the ice. So much to do – ‘boobsled’ to build, extreme polar training to complete, sponsorship to secure and fundraising …
more >>Sponsors
