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Post by Admin on Nov 26, 2013 14:53:43 GMT
PRINCE Harry joked today of his brother William and how envious he would be of him escaping from his nephew Prince George. Speaking from base camp in Antarctica, Prince Harry said: "My brother, I think he's just quite jealous I managed to get away from a screaming child." Prince Harry is set to race with a team of injured British servicemen and women against groups from the United States and the Commonwealth in an expedition organised by the charity Walking With The Wounded. Prince Harry speaking ahead of his trek in Antarctica He added: "My father was a little bit concerned, I obviously tried to keep him calm by saying the North Pole was the dangerous one because we were walking on frozen ocean, whereas this time, yes, there's crevasses - but hopefully the guys will take us around that. "Apart from frostbite and stuff like that you should be able to look after yourself." He also paid tribute to the wounded soldiers, many of whom have lost limbs, taking part in the trek to the South Pole. Harry said: "The honour and the treat is mine to be able to spend time with these guys." Prince Harry has said William will be envious over his escape from baby George
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Post by Admin on Nov 27, 2013 23:15:10 GMT
PRINCE Harry and his fellow Walking With The Wounded expedition competitors are finally able to travel to the starting line of their South Pole trek after blizzard conditions left them snowed in at base camp. Prince Harry looked happy to finally be starting his 208-mile trek The young royal and his team of injured service men and women had hoped to fit in some ski training at the starting point in a bid to help them acclimatise to the conditions. However, a snowstorm and high winds left them largely confined to their rooms. But with the weather conditions vastly improved, the prince and his 12 colleagues have arrived at the first stage of their 208-mile journey. Harry said his brother would be jealous because it get him away from a screaming child A Kensington Palace spokesman said : "Prince Harry and half of the Walking With The Wounded teams have left Novo today for their second base camp at 87 degrees south. "The rest of the teams will leave Novo tomorrow to join them, where they will all spend a few days acclimatising to the altitude and colder temperatures. "The race to the South Pole is still due to start around 30th November." The young royal has been confined to his room after a severe snow storm hit base camp
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Post by Admin on Dec 4, 2013 0:06:51 GMT
Prince Harry, who's part of a team trekking to the South Pole to raise money for injured veterans, takes time out to call a team of soldiers preparing to row across the Atlantic Ocean for a similar cause. The 29-year-old royal even took a moment to make a satellite phone call to a few wounded soldiers who were about to row across the Atlantic Ocean. While on the short call, a bearded Prince Harry wishes the soldiers good luck on their journey and talked about how cold it is in Antarctica. The trek may only be in the beginning stages but has already been grueling for several team members. According to Victoria Nicholson, Expedition Manager, the climate has taken a toll on Team Soldier On, as well as other team members. The current terrain that challengers face has been riddled with sastrugi—sharp, irregular ridges that are formed on the snow's surface by excessive wind erosion.
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Post by Admin on Dec 4, 2013 23:11:39 GMT
Severely injured by explosions in Iraq, Therese Frentz, 33, and Margaux Mange, 28, are on a new path toward recovery: Along with two other U.S. veterans, they are competing in the Walking with the Wounded South Pole Allied Challenge, a 208-mile race across the Antarctic against a U.K. team and a Canadian-Australian team. The women are blogging about their journey on Parade.com. Below, Frentz, a retired officer of the U.S. Air Force, describes the trek’s grueling start: Well we are just starting day three of our race to the South Pole, and it’s been pretty tough because there is a lot of sastrugi—frozen waves of snow formed by wind—that we didn’t expect, and I certainly didn’t train for. Luckily, my teammates are able to take a lot of the slack that I’m leaving, by pulling some of my weight for me in their pulks, the sleds that we use to carry our supplies. I’m really grateful for them, and I just hope that there is some way I can repay them for all of their hard work. I’m not going to sugarcoat it: The trek has been really hard. It’s only the first three days. Our backs are hurting, our legs are hurting, and we’re still not quite used to the cold yet. Wish us luck. Hopefully we’ll have a rest day in about three days, and I’ll have more to report back then. Talk to you soon, Therese Frentz Therese Frentz during a training expedition in Iceland.
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Post by Admin on Dec 7, 2013 22:36:03 GMT
The race to the South Pole involving Prince Harry and his fellow Walking With The Wounded expedition competitors has been suspended for safety reasons. Prince Harry and the Walking With The Wounded teams Harry had started off on the gruelling charity trek with a team of injured British servicemen and women against groups from the US and the Commonwealth. Ed Parker, the expedition director, has taken the decision to suspend the race to the pole, but is determined that all the members will make it to the South Pole as one group. Britain's Prince Harry, partron of the UK team, arrives in Novo, Antarctica to take part in the South Pole Allied Challenge 2013 expedition. On the charity website, he said: ‘We have had a tricky couple of days. The weather remains good but the terrain is very difficult, far harder than we were anticipating and because of various factors, I have decided to suspend the race. The charity’s website said this is ‘certainly not the end’ for the challenge, but added that steps have been put into place to ensure that all of those involved are kept safe.
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