The team battled on through the fierce Antarctic winds on Sunday 12th January in what turned out to be the most testing day in terms of the cold and wind chill. This was the team's 10th day surviving the harsh Antarctic conditions. Hypothermia Strikes: A last minute rescue Yesterday served as a reminder of just [...]
The team are now only 8.5 miles from the South Pole! Saturday 11th January has been the toughest day and the furthest the team have trekked during their epic endurance challenge. Over 10 miles across the amazing but unforgiving Antarctic ice planes. With temperatures well below -40 and harsh winds battering them all day, the [...]
The headsouth team managed just over 8 miles on Friday in extreme conditions, the worst since they set off on this epic endurance challenge. Walking into the biting wind and below -40 degrees all day, the weather has been brutal on their hands, faces and noses. “This is tougher than we ever imagined. The biting [...]
South Pole well and truly in sight! Last night the headsouth team recorded their location as 27.5 miles away from the South Pole, after a positive day of trekking 9.5 nautical miles. This puts them over the half way point, and on track for reaching the South Pole on Sunday 12th January! The team are [...]
Lewis Moody has dialled in from camp to speak on Will Greenwood's first podcast of 2020. Listen from 31:44 to listen to what Lewis had to say on Wednesday morning! https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12321/11903969/listen-will-greenwoods-podcast
Tonight, Lewis Moody and the headsouth team are hunkered down in their tents. Every evening after finishing their back breaking 8 miles of skiing across the ice pulling their laden and heavy sleds, they have to set about digging a trench to pitch their tents in, to shelter them and keep out the biting winds [...]
43.5 miles to go! Day 4 was a successful day and has put the headsouth team 43.5 miles from the South Pole! After the drop off on Saturday, Sunday and Monday acclimatizing to the altitude, today felt much stronger with the team working well with no problems. The temperature has remained at -30/-40 with clear [...]
The Lewis Moody Foundation has been featured this week in the Daily Mail! read about how the tragic death of a young fan inspired former England captain Lewis Moody to devote himself to raising funds for tumour research... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7858267/England-rugby-captain-Lewis-Moodys-bond-teenage-fan-cancer-changed-life.html
It's Monday night, and the headsouth team has started to build their tolerance for the extreme conditions, managing to complete 8 miles in a full day on the ice. Everyone has now adapted to the altitude, and the weather has been much kinder, with sun and clear skies all day. "We doubled our mileage today, [...]
The headsouth team have started to pick up the mileage on this second day of the trek, trekking 4 miles in 3 hours. Temperatures have remained between -30 and -40, and pulling the heavy sleds in the altitude has been extremely challenging. To find out more about the Lewis Moody Foundation and the projects it [...]
The headsouth team arrived at the Parallel 89 drop off point this afternoon and have trekked 2km in one hour to where they have set up camp for the night. It is -43ºC and some of the team members have struggled pulling the weight of their sleds in the altitude. They will need to average [...]
The headsouth team have made it to the Union Glacier Basecamp! It's -11ºC with no wind, and all reports from the team so far mention how breathtakingly beautiful and pristine it is. They are staying here in tents and being catered for while they await their next flight which will take them further on to [...]
Today the headsouth team will take a 4.5 hour flight to Union Glacier where they will spend 36 hours completing safety briefings and getting to grips with their kit on the ice before being flown further into Antarctica to start the trek to the South Pole. Here's what Lewis and Alan Chambers have to say... [...]
The headsouth team have successfully made it to Punta Arenas in Chile, arriving very late on New Year's Day. They are now awaiting the final leg of their journey, a 4.5 hour flight to the Union Glacier which they will take either tonight or tomorrow morning. Here's what a very tired Lewis has to say.... [...]
This is just some of the kit that each team member will have to drag on their sled! Time for the kit out day! The headsouth team today attended a kit out event at London's Twickenham stadium, where expedition leader Alan Chambers MBE was on hand to talk them through the reality of life at 66 [...]
A trek to one of the most inhospitable regions on Earth. There are just a few weeks to go until headsouth, and the team are enjoying their last days of warmth and home comforts before this epic journey begins. This will be an expedition in the most remote part of Antarctica, where physiological altitude will [...]
Did you know it takes a minimum of 3 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the evening to boil enough water to survive? The headsouth team have had to cut blocks of ice and boil saucepans of snow to create enough water to not only drink, but also to hydrate their food packs [...]
