Well, it seems to be over before it began for Sir Ranuplh Fiennes, after he got severe frostbit after taking his glove off in -30 C. As moves are underway to have him rescued from Antarctica a month before the real expedition which I have dubbed the worlds most extreme and ill conceived caravanning holiday before (see my post on this ‘charity expedition‘.
I also noted that the BMC lost a lot of money thanks to Bear Grylls’ broken collar bone in one of my more popular post called Bear Grylls, the BMC and US. Which resulted in a rescue that cost in the order of £200000. I just hope that the BMC turned him down for what is an rather ridiculous publicity stunt for the teams numerous corporate sponsors.
A spokesman for the exped said,
“In seeking to reattach his binding he felt that he couldn’t get it on and had to take his glove off in very cold conditions and exposed his hand to snow and as a consequence he has contracted frostbite.
“After five years of preparation, a small slip like this and a few moments can undermine the most meticulous preparation.”