The Westminster Dash

Good to go!

We're now only five and half months away from hitting the ice. Drumming up interest from corporate sponsors is pretty hard work and, so far, we're had sporadic interest in our endeavours. But we will persevere.

On that note, I spent an evening in the presence of a number of potential sponsors and Members of Parliament, working on convincing them to provide support for the trip. I'd like to say the event was organised solely to shine a light on the 'Last Two Degrees 2016', but there were numerous individuals there, both from charities and observers looking in.

So how did it go? There was a flicker interest from a couple of companies; no firm commitments, more the expected, 'Have to run it by my boss.' And that is the kind of start I'm looking for. We want to capture people's collective imagination. Sure, the north pole has been done 'quite a few times', but, as far as we believe, there is one aspect of our trek nobody has attempted before now (I'll keep that one in the bag for now - corporate sponsors can post a message on our Twitter page requesting more information).

On a sidenote, last night was more than just an opportunity to talk about what we're doing - it was also a great way to network in the corridors of British power. I met some truly amazing people, some of whom I will no doubt be able to help at some point in the future, and vice versa.

Back soon for another update.