The Team intends to cross the continent of Antarctica from the west coast to the South Pole, then heading north through the Trans-Antarctic Mountain Range to the coast at McMurdo. In all the Expedition will cover about 2,000 miles.
To cover this distance they will be using two six wheel drive Science Support Vehicles, as well the newly developed Concept Ice Vehicle (CIV). The bio-fueled CIV will be essential to ensuring the teams safety on the journey.
As part of the expedition the team will be conducting educational scientific experiments to highlight the extremeties of climate conditions in the Antarctic region.
The experiments and expedition details will also be made available to be used by teachers in outreach programmes.
The team will be making use of a number of web based technologies in an effort raise awareness about the environmental importance of the region. Using connect four integrated technology the team will submit video blogs and other information from the Antarctic to their educational websites.
Andrew Regan successfully lead the Ice Challenger Expedition in 2005, breaking the world record for the fastest journey from the Antarctic coast to the geographic South Pole. The six man Ice Challenger team completed the 1,200 km route in 69 hours, breaking the previous world record of 24 days (576 hours).
You can read more about the CIV and what the Trans Antarctic team will be trying to achieve on the expedition website at : www.transantarcticexpedition.com/
