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To coincide with International Polar Year, our intrepid team will ski the 'Last Degree' unsupported to the North Pole in order to, raise both awareness of polar climate change and funds for the Outward Bound.

The North Polar region is one of the least explored place on earth, and offers some of the most brutal and exposed conditions on earth.  Less than 200 people have skied any distance unsupported to the North Pole - twice as many have been in Space!

Our expedition goal will be to ski the last degree of latitude to the geographic North Pole.  This will involve at least 8 days of unsupported endurance skiing over 110km of shifting pack ice in -25°C to -35°C temperatures.  The team will be totally self sufficient, pulling our own survival equipment and gear in sledges. We will ski for 8-9 hours a day; we expect to burn over 7,000 calories per day and consume around 5,500.

National Geographic have commissioned a feature for their magazine and are sending a photographer and writer to be part of the team.

Whilst firmly an adventure tourist rather than explorer, I have never set myself a bigger challenge – the combined goal of completing the physical challenge and raising £15,000 for a fantastic cause.  The trip will be the culmination of six months of extensive training and preparation, physical and logistical.

Setting personal challenges and overcoming adversity to achieve them reflects the ethos that The Outward Bound Trust has consistently inspired in young people for over 50 years.  Your funding will go towards bursaries to enable young people from less advantaged backgrounds – for whom building self-esteem is so key --  to attend residential Outward Bound courses.

All the cost of the trip will be funded by myself and Coca-Cola.  Your donation will go directly to the Outward Bound Trust.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and secure. If you are a taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you. 

A £100 donation will mean £128 will go directly to Outward Bound.

Alternatively you can forward a cheque to me payable to "The Outward Bound Trust". Thank you in advance for your support. It will keep me going during my training and warm while on the ice cap! 

 

 

 

 

Watch out for the polar bear asking for extra bacon and cheese with his Wadey Burger... Donation by Chel & Sam 19/01/07  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Stephan, best of luck, may be catch up with you all when you get back. Donation by Neil Pickwell 18/01/07  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Stop mucking about and get some proper work done! Donation by Mike Stagg 17/01/07  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Best of luck with it all. Great initiative and a real challenge. Donation by matthew pegler 17/01/07  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

My advice........never eat yellow snow. Good luck Donation by Del Huse 17/01/07  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Please wear skins, coz Gore-Tex gets stuck in my teeth....May you have the wind at your back! Donation by Hungry Polar Bear :o) 16/01/07  

£20.00

Sounded quite easy really but thought I'd better contribute to a good cause! Best of luck and enjoy! Donation by Sam & Carly 16/01/07  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Stephan. If you wait a few more years you won't have to walk quite so far! Donation by Richard Speidel 16/01/07  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Sue Woodley 16/01/07  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Looking forward to the Wade Polar Premiere & Oscars! Very best of luck Stephan Donation by Wendy Irvine 16/01/07  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Remember - do not lick the snow this time - have fun Donation by The Finney's 16/01/07  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck matey! Donation by I Am Spartacus 04/01/07  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good Luck Wadey. Just get a decent compass and keep going north! Respect to ya Donation by The Smiffs 04/01/07  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good luck with the expedition Donation by Sam Bacon 04/01/07  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Happy Birthday Mr Wade Donation by Ian, Sarah & Imogen 02/01/07  

£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid

Still think you're mad - but wishing you a happy birthday Donation by Robin 02/01/07  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Happy birthday Stephan Donation by Jean Wade 02/01/07  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good luck anfd merry xmas bro. The length some people will go to, to get away from the wife! Donation by Matt and Rach 24/12/06  

£70.00 + £19.74 Gift Aid

Go bro' x x x x Donation by David and Kate 24/12/06  

£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid

To the Pole with Powerade. I only made it to Ulswater & Scar Fell with the outwardbound in the 60's! Donation by Papa Bear Wade 22/12/06  

£1,000.00 + £282.05 Gift Aid

The other half when you get to the South Pole in RS's footsteps. GO WADEY! Donation by Jake 14/12/06  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

(A+B)= -B, therefore A =C+D. Where A=Arctic, B=Booze, C=Craziness, D=PolarBears. Wear a hat. Donation by Louis 05/12/06  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

I think you're mad Donation by Robin 02/12/06  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Happy Christmas Stephan. You'd just better make sure you're here for the next one. Donation by The Mother 02/12/06  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Here's 'the love.' I'm going to enjoy seeing you sweat in training! Donation by Andrew 30/11/06  

£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid

not a bad price to send Mr Wade as far from civilisation as possible without going into orbit Donation by marcus 24/11/06  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
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