I've been in the Leadership Team (reserve team) since last September but both the Expedition and Leadership Teams have trained together throughout.  Every Thursday evening we've been doing a high intensity circuit training session and we've spent weekends since January dragging tyres through the Trossachs, around Fettes College and along the beach at St Andrews!  The training has been hard work and I've had to be really organised to fit it all in with everything I do at at school.  I know that the expedition will tough but I am massively excited about this great opportunity.  When I come back I'll be taking part in a series of talks, to schools and organisations across Scotland, to tell others about my adventure and carry on The Polar Academy task of "inspiration through exploration".

The Polar Academy is a charity which takes children on Polar expeditions to help them unlock their potential and become more confident and better role models for their peers and the community. The founder of the charity and leader of our expedition is Craig Mathieson, an experienced leader of Arctic and Antarctic expeditions and Scotland's first "Explorer in Residence" at The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. 

Please, if you can, sponsor me so that Craig can start to build the funds to take a new team on the expedition next year.


Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.