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Antarctica
The John Rymill Memorial Antarctic Kayak
Expedition
In
early February 2006, a close-knit team of keen and very experienced
Australian sea kayakers will
sail to Antarctica for ground-breaking 40-day
expedition.
Laurie Geoghegan, Stuart Trueman, and Andrew
McAuley have extensive experience with decades
of sea kayaking, mountaineering and outdoor
adventure between them.
They will disembark the yacht at the northern tip of the
Antarctic Peninsula, and paddle their sea kayaks
unsupported for over 1,000km
south along the coast to Marguerite Bay – further
south than any sea kayak in the world has ever been
before. This challenging expedition on the
world’s harshest continent requires an enormous amount
of planning, preparation and training.
This expedition traces a
fascinating
historic link with John Rymill, the celebrated
Australian explorer who led the British Graham Land
Expedition (BGLE) to Antarctica in 1934-7. Rymill had strong links to
kayaking; he learnt this craft in the Arctic from the
Inuit people with Gino Watkins, the famous British
explorer who died while kayaking alone in Greenland.
Rymill's three-year BGLE on the Antarctic Peninsula
explored parts of Graham Land where no human had
ever set foot before. The John Rymill
Memorial Antarctic Kayak Expedition will retrace the
travels of Rymill and his men, camping at many of the
same places they camped at, although taking somewhat
less time than the three-year BGLE!
The historic and adventure aspects of
this expedition, as well as the stunning environment and
scenery, make a compelling story that has enormous
potential for media coverage.
Become
a sponsor of this expedition!!
Help
us to raise money for the Cure for Life Foundation...
The
Cure for Life Foundation™ was set up by world renowned,
paediatric neurosurgeon, Dr
Charles Teo. Its role is to
help fund advancements in the treatment of brain cancer,
hopefully one day leading to a cure. The Cure for Life
Foundation™ is also committed to providing ongoing
support for vital research into the treatment of
malignant and low-grade brain tumours. The main
objective for 2005 is to raise $500,000 to support the
new children’s brain tumour rehabilitation programme and
fund vital research into the causes of brain tumours on
a molecular basis.
This expedition is
plans to raise awareness of the Cure for Life
Foundation's activities. We are seeking donations
from corporate sponsors to assist this cause. If
your company can contribute, please
contact us here.
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