Arctic Kites » Sponsorship http://www.arctickites.com/blog Greenland Icecap Crossing 2008 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:33:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Congratulations from the Queen! http://www.arctickites.com/blog/2008/06/14/congratulations-from-the-queen/ http://www.arctickites.com/blog/2008/06/14/congratulations-from-the-queen/#comments Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:33:15 +0000 Chris http://www.arctickites.com/2008/06/14/congratulations-from-the-queen/ congratulations-from-the-queen-small.jpg

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Chris and Rachel will fly with Iceland Air on the first leg of their journey to Greenland. The airline has kindly agreed to meet their greater than average baggage requirements!

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G-Comm has kindly agreed to lend the team an Iridium satellite phone! Hopefully the weather will be sufficiently kind that the solar panel will keep the batteries charged and we’ll be able to keep the blog up to date, direct from the icecap!

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While Team Brit are raising valuable funds for Diabetes UK, Flip will raise money for The Black Dog Institute in Sydney. Winston Churchill referred to his depression as “The Black Dog”. Flip will raise funds towards installing another clinician in the Institutes’ Depression Clinic by towing Basil (a broomhead on wheels, but it looks a lot like a dog), across Greenland.

Flip hopes to develop a lighter version of Basil in the coming weeks ( a shoe-brush), preferably with a car alarm to warn of polar bears!

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Exped Ted recently accompanied the team on their training trip to Finse in Norway. He found the snow unusually cold on his paws and frequently had to brush the snow off his coat. Whilst the rest of the team is trying to put on weight, Exped Ted is urgently trying to grow his fur in preparation for the arctic weather!

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Terra Nova has kindly supported the team by donating specialist equipment for the expedition.

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