Tracking
the Journey
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Distance
Ben and Tarka will cover 1800 miles starting from Scott's Terra Nova Hut at the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole and back to the coast again. That's equivalent to 69 back-to-back marathons hauling up to 200kg each (the weight of roughly two adult men) of kit and supplies necessary to survive.
Distances here are shown in statute miles.
Farewell London
The day is finally here. Ben and Tarka are bidding farwell to London as they set off for Antarctica to take on the Scott Expedition.
It's a long journey South that will take several weeks to get to the starting point but we'll be in touch on route with a full update on leaving London and a bit about the final preparations.
In the meantime here's a picture from The View from The Shard earlier this week - Ben and Tarka in their expedition kit - and the final part of Henry Worsley's five-part series giving an insight into the route will follow tomorrow.
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Comments
# Joshua Yap, October 6th 2013
Wishing you Godspeed ahead!
# Drew Love-Jones, October 6th 2013
Wishing you every success, strength and the courage to succeed. Drew (Camasunarie caretaker, Skye)
# Allison & Mark, October 6th 2013
Best wishes to both of you. We are immensley proud to know you Ben. Tarka not met you but our good wishes are for you too. Achieve what you want to achieve and come home safely. We will follow your progress…and be very grateful that we have a log fire to keep us warm… Ben, we will keep an eye on your Mum
# Richard Crawford-Small, October 6th 2013
Best wishes to both of you - look after yourselves and each other, and Tarks we’ll catch up when you get back.
# Kev Johnson, October 6th 2013
Good luck fellas,
I Hope the weather is kind to you and you don’t have too many days in your tent. Give White Island a wide berth and be careful around the bottom end of the Gateway - lots of disturbance and crevasses .
Hope all goes well ,
Kev,
Scott team, Scott Amoundsen race 2011-2012
# paulo , October 7th 2013
May God be with you and Best wishes
# Wilfred Moshi, October 7th 2013
Good luck fellas,
May God be with you and holy spirit guide you through all decisions you will make. You are my inspirational. I will follow you through out becuase I would like to do it sometimes…. all the best chaps.
# Myles, October 7th 2013
The best of luck does not really capture fully what I wish for you guys, but im afraid its the best I have. Enjoy every minute, and return safe
# Mal Owen, October 7th 2013
Know nothing about either of you and even less about the trek you are making but intend to follow your journey and learn. Good luck with your adventure :)
# Kristoffer, October 7th 2013
Well then, do look at the About page on this site. Please note that the miles are statute miles, not geographic. Ah yes, good luck to Ben and Tarka!
# Christian Cullinane, October 8th 2013
Very best of fortune to you both.
Hope someone remembered to pack toothpaste this time…
Come back with all your fingers and toes.
Cheers,
C
# Chris Swift, October 8th 2013
Godspeed on your epic adventure, will be eagerly following along the whole way.
# Thea, October 10th 2013
There will not be a day or night that I do not think about you Tarka, please keep safe, both of you and have a wonderful adventure
# Y4 class Parson Cross C E Primary, October 10th 2013
Our class are learning all about the Antarctic and about Scott’s journey. We will be following your journey with great excitement and 31 children, plus 2 members of staff, hope that you have a marvellous time!
# Dr Andrew Lee, October 10th 2013
The pupils of Sussex House School in Chelsea, around the corner from the RGS, will be following your progress with great interest. Good luck.
# angie, October 11th 2013
Be safe, stay warm and have the most wonderful adventure!
# Matthew Nichol, October 14th 2013
Classes 4K & 4L have just finished learning about Scott’s Terra Nova expedition. They wish you a safe journey. All at Wellesley House will be watching your progress. Enjoy your adventure!
# Katharine, October 15th 2013
Just saw your TED talk ‘why bother leaving the house’ and googled your name to see if your adventure had begun yet, i’m pleased to be in time to follow your progress!
I do not know you and had not heard of you before today but I shall be eagerly awaiting the updates just the same!
Congratulations for leaving the house :) I sincerely hope you have space enough within the endurance challenge to relish the awe and excitement of what you are accomplishing with each step.
Best of luck to you, dream-doer, and your team, from a 30 yr old average Brummie looking wistfully (...for now) out of her office window.
# Madalina, October 15th 2013
why oh why? I can`t even imagine living at -50 for 110 days!!
Question: how are you going to wash yourselves? :D
# Francesca Beeching, October 15th 2013
Good question! Ben and Tarka will cover that in an upcoming blog post
# Charlie Wates, October 15th 2013
Wishing you both the very best of luck and safe passage from all of us here at Needspace? Clapham North Art Centre.