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Target: £50,000.00
Raised so far: £18,038.00
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My story

 

Please help us to raise funds for this 900 mile journey by ski across some of the world's most inhospitable terrain. The Expedition will last about 90 days in freezing conditions in the white desert of Antarctica. We will be totally self-sufficient, responsible for all our own decsions and route finding.

We will set out on October 29th, 2008 to follow in our ancestors' footsteps, and recreate Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1909 Nimrod Expedition, originally intended to be the first expedition to the South Pole.

The original team got to within ninety-seven miles of the Pole on January 9th, 2009 before being forced back: one hundred years later we hope to ski 900 miles across Antarctica to the same point and then continue onto the South Pole, and in so doing, finish the business our forefathers began.

Our efforts go towards establishing a new charity called The Shackleton Foundation.

You will be able to track our daily progess on the website:


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Finished family business ! Donation by Pete Gosling 19/01/09  

£50.00

Congratulation for this amazing achievement and the poignant moment with Sir Ernest Shackleton's compass! Donation by Zsolt Usztoke 18/01/09  

£10.00

A fantastic achievement! Well done Gowser and many congratulations to all the team. Donation by Will Fetherston 18/01/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Congratulations on a really wonderful achievement.Well done to you all.The Mate would be so proud of you. Donation by Miranda Seel 18/01/09  

£300.00 + £84.62 Gift Aid

Congratulations on a wonderful adventure, brilliant project and amazing achievement Donation by Christine Forrest 17/01/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Congratulations on your amazing accomplishment!! We can't wait to see you to get a first-hand account of you incredible journey!! Donation by Annie, Nina, Sandra and Charlie McIntosh 17/01/09  

£1,250.00

Very well done - a fantastic achievement; we have enjoyed following your daily reports. Donation by Simon and Nicky Bate 17/01/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

With a huge smile on a huge day! xx Donation by Tash N 17/01/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

The Otterden Shoot greets you with a 21 gun salute. A truly astonishing and magnificent effort. Donation by Jeremy Carey 17/01/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

I live in New Zealand and was lucky enough to visit Shackelton's hut in2007 Donation by Philippa Bates 17/01/09  

£100.00

Simply wonderful - congratulations on such an historic and awesome journey! Donation by Murray and Amanda Whiteside 16/01/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Full of admiration. An amazing achievement. The daily reports have been brilliant Donation by Anonymous 16/01/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Your daily reports have been inspirational, & your achievement is utterly awesome. Donation by Sally Adams 16/01/09  

£75.00 + £21.15 Gift Aid

Full of admiration for all of you; inspirational. Swift and Cold, Henry? Donation by Tom C-S 16/01/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Fantastic achievement and one that your forebears would be very proud of. WG: RL-S can't understand why you didn't row to Antarctica. Donation by Sacha & Michael Davies 16/01/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Congratulations Donation by anonymous 16/01/09  

£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid

Well done the team! Best regards especially to Henry Donation by kenneth Frewer 16/01/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Fantastic achievement - and just to show there's no hard feelings for not picking me for the last leg.... here's fifty quid! ;) Donation by Ian Nuttall, EVMI Ltd 16/01/09  

£50.00

Great inspiring work. Have really enjoyed the reports - armchair adventuring at its best... Donation by Matthew Young 16/01/09  

£17.00 + £4.79 Gift Aid

Fantastic . . . Donation by Roger Gifford 16/01/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Tremendous achievement to Henry W. and team. Well done! Donation by James and Jennie Younger 16/01/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Impressive - and stylishly done gentlemen. Also it has been a pleasure to remake contact with Henry Worsley after so many years. Donation by Mike Watts 16/01/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Congratulations on your tremendous achievement, and thank you for the exciting and moving reports. Donation by Ann Payne 16/01/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Truly magnificent...we've loved your reports Donation by Jonathan Hill 16/01/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Not far to go now to reach the final goal!What a fantastic achievement and your families must be very proud that you almost completed your long trip. Donation by Andrew PearceWheelwrights,Fulbeck,Lincs,NG32 3LE 16/01/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Congratulations on a magnificent achievement! Shackleton’s Northern Team (Prof. David, Mawson, Mackay) claimed the S. Magnetic Pole100 yrs ago today! Donation by Justin Besley 16/01/09  

£300.00 + £84.62 Gift Aid

Fantastic achievement- congratulations to you all! Donation by Sue+Dex Clark 16/01/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

I am so proud of you cousin Henry W, and the rest of the team. Well done! Donation by Jess and Pete 16/01/09  

£1,000.00 + £282.05 Gift Aid

Better than sitting in the office?Well done all. Donation by Christopher and Sarah Cornell 16/01/09  

£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid

I hate to admit I hadn't read your reports due to intense envy about not being with you all, but the excitement has over taken me. It's amazing!! Donation by Janice Clark 16/01/09  

£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid
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