You don’t just turn up at the foot of Everest or step onto the Antarctic ice and hope for the best. Every expedition takes months (sometimes years) of training, testing, and planning.
The cold, the altitude, the weight of the sled, and the mental pressure don’t care how fit you were last month. You have to be ready when it counts.
Every piece of gear is tested in real conditions, not just in a shop or training room. That means weeks of cold exposure, fixing things with gloves on, and checking how systems work when you're exhausted.
From crampons to satellite comms, nothing goes untested.
Getting food right is serious. For polar trips and high-altitude climbs, I focus on calorie density, cold-weather performance, and meals that work fast. I'll be consuming 6,000 calories a day during the expedition.
I test everything in training, if it doesn’t sit right in bad weather, it doesn’t make the cut.
Permits, flights, backup gear, evacuation plans, weather windows. Weeks of admin go into every expedition.
I keep detailed notes on past climbs and future trips to make each one safer, faster, and smarter.
Solo travel in remote places isn’t just physical, it’s quiet, isolated, and relentless. I train for time alone, decision fatigue, and high-pressure moments.
Knowing how to keep calm when things go sideways is part of the job.
4-6 sessions per week. Simulating sled hauling for the South Pole
Building the leg strength needed for altitude
Making sure every system works when it’s -40°C
Staying injury-free for multi-week expeditions
Raising £100,000 for veterans’ mental health through expeditions to the world’s highest peaks and most remote poles.
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