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The latest news and articles on my expeditions and talks.

Mark speaks to friends and supports at Life Size Media’s Christmas party

Fran Willby

On 14 December Life Size Media hosted their annual Christmas party, where Mark’s friends and supporters took the opportunity to get together and celebrate.

Not one to be left out of the fun, they caught up with Mark live from Antarctica!

Listen again here to their call.

GUEST BLOG: Suzy – Reflections on the privilege of working with a record breaker

Fran Willby

Life Size Media’s Campaign Manager, Suzy Greenwood, reflects on how working with Mark has been a dream come true: promoting a heroic story untold – of danger, record-breaking and adventure – combined with the most important message of our generation: saving the planet. To read the original blog post visit www.life-size-media.com/blog

GUEST BLOG: Richard Watson reflects on how Mark prepared for the North South Solo Expedition

Fran Willby

Richard Watson MHFST, Mark’s sports therapist and personal trainer, takes a look back at the journey of injury, rehabilitation and fitness training that enabled Mark to take on this amazing feat of human endurance. Richard’s comments were also featured in yesterday’s press release.

GUEST BLOG: Dr Harbinder Sandhu reflects on the mental challenge Mark is enduring

Fran Willby

Dr Harbinder Sandhu C.Psychol, a registered psychologist and Assistant Professor at Warwick Medical School, helped Mark prepare for the expedition in the months leading up to his departure. Here Dr Sandhu reflects on their time together, and how she foresees Mark will handle being alone for so long. Her comments were also featured in today’s press release on Mark’s progress.

GUEST BLOG: Life Size Media’s Director Alisa praises the crazy ones

Fran Willby

Guest blogger Alisa Murphy, Director of Life Size Media, reflects on how a little crazy can do a lot of good…

Watching the BBC’s Frozen Planet last week had a particular resonance for me.  Of course I was awed by the breath-taking photography, but I spent most of the 60 minutes thinking ‘Is Mark seriously going to try and ski across that? On his own? Can that actually be done?’