Now this is
own physical strength through cycling, sailing, hiking and
dog sledge, across a variety of surfaces that included the
Arctic, the Americas and across the oceans to Australia.
teamwork!
No stranger to trials of fitness and endurance Rob and
James were the youngest Britons to conquer Everest and it
was at their Everest base camp where Rob and James
conceived the idea for the 180 degree adventure. After
Rob Gauntlett and James Hooper go pole to pole!
having just made it to the top of the world they were already
At 4:14am on Thursday 24th April Rob Gauntlett (21) &
conceiving ways to better conquer the planet, and what
James Hooper (20) sailed through the Magnetic South
better way than through totally human and earth powered
Pole, completing their mammoth pole to pole expedition
means!
exactly 1 year and 16 days after they began.
Sport IQ spoke to James to find out how
Their journey is an awe inspiring tale of a 180 degree
technology contributed to their
adventure, pole to pole, completed by only utilising
environmentally friendly methods of transport and their
incredible journey.
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Q. You will have
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temperatures on your
journey. What specialist
clothing and materials did
you require?
James; In the arctic we
decided to use very high
density cotton as it’s more
breathable, as if you start
sweating it can be a real
problem. In the arctic there is
not much precipitation so we
were more interested in
breathability. You don’t want
to have to worry about
perspiration and it freezing.
When it gets very cold Gortex
becomes less effective, we were
in extreme temperatures of -40
degrees so decided that this
was the best route to go down.
28 SPORT IQ 14-16 : SEPTEMBER 2008