Alan Ward – Expedition Manageralan@south20124.com

IMPERIAL TRANS-ANTARCTIC CENTENARY EXPEDITION 2014

ITACE 2014 – THE AIMS

• To carry out the “Unfinished Business” of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men in 1914.

• In honour of Sir Ernest’s incredible leadership, Team ITACE propose to retrace the steps taken 100 years previously to cross the Antarctic continent. We wish to celebrate the challenge of Antarctic exploration, the achievements, the innovations and the sacrifices – all to educate and inspire others in the same way that Shackleton inspires us.

• The expedition will commence at the start of the Austral Summer, approximately Oct/Nov 2014. The purpose of the expedition is to make the crossing as Shackleton intended; he viewed it as the last great polar journey after Amundsen and Scott conquered the South Pole in 1911 and 1912.

ITACE 2014 – THE MISSION

• Attempt a safe and successful crossing of the Antarctic continent from the Weddell Sea to the Ross Sea via the South Pole in 2014.

• To carry out scientific research which may aid the endeavours of human kind in the future.

• To celebrate the achievements of polar explorers throughout history

• Promote leadership skills within education and  businesses

• To inspire, inform and motivate the younger generation

ITACE 2014

• Pioneering a new route across the Antarctic Peninsula

• 1,700 miles

• 85 days

• Skiing + Kite-skiing

• Celebration of 100 years in Antarctica

• Completing Shackleton’s intended 1914 route

SHACKLETON

• In 1914 Shackleton set out to cross the Antarctic Continent from the Weddell sea to the Ross Sea, via the South pole.

• The key objective of ITACE 2014 is to complete Shackelton’s unfinished expedition.

• ITACE 2014 includes Scientific, Medical and Educational programmes with a 2 year pre-crossing and 5 year post-crossing outreach programme for public benefit

ABOUT US• Expedition Leader: Jo Davies – Oceanographer

• Expedition Manager: Alan Ward – International Mountain Leader

• Expedition Doctor: Alex Kumar – Polar Doctor

• Expedition Assistant Leader: Zac Poulton – Mountain Instructor

• Expedition Member: Ro Sharmer – Banker (ex. Military)

• Expedition Member: Stewart Stirling – Policeman (ex. Military)

• Expedition Member: Ian Prickett – Builder (in the Antarctic)

• Reserve Memer: Abi Evans – Businesswoman (in Adventure Tourism)

• Reserve Member: Robbie Britton – Unemployed (Arctic logistics advisor)

1914

Shackleton’s intended route in 2014

Endurance departed from South Georgia for the Weddell Sea on 5 December, heading for Vahsel Bay. As the ship moved southward, early ice was encountered, which slowed progress. Deep in the Weddell Sea conditions gradually grew worse until, on 19 January 1915, Endurance became frozen fast in an ice flow. On 24 February, realising that she would be trapped until the following spring, Shackleton ordered the abandonment of ship's routine and her conversion to a winter station. She drifted slowly northward with the ice through the following months. When spring arrived in September the breaking of the ice and its later movements put extreme pressures on the ship's hull.

The crew of the Endurance, escaping across the ice and final rescue on Elephant Island on August 30th, 1916

1914Realizing that there was no chance of rescue, Shackleton decided to sail to South Georgia where he knew there was a whaling station. In one of the most incredible feats in the history of sailing and navigation, Shackleton sailed with five other men on an 800-mile (1,287 km) voyage in the open lifeboat James Caird on Easter Monday, April 24, 1916, arriving at South Georgia almost two weeks later.

James Caird: The voyage of the James Caird was an open boat journey from Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands to South Georgia in the southern Atlantic Ocean, a distance of 800 nautical miles (1,500 km; 920 mi). Undertaken by Sir Ernest Shackleton and five companions, its objective was to obtain rescue for the main body of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–17, trapped on Elephant Island after the loss of its ship Endurance. History has come to consider the James Caird's voyage as one of the greatest small-boat journeys ever accomplished.SS Yelcho (350hp): She was loaned by the Government of Chile in August 1916 to assist with an attempt by the explorer Shackleton to reach his men on Elephant Island in Antartica. He needed her as three attempts to rescue them had already failed due to bad weather and adverse ice conditions. She was totally unsuited for the job in hand, having no radio, no proper heating system, no electric lighting and no double hull.

SIR ERNEST HENRY SHACKLETON, CVO, OBE, FRGS (15 FEBRUARY 1874 – 5 JANUARY 1922)

2014

ITACE 2014 – THE ROUTE

ITACE 2014

TEAM ITACE 2014

Jo DaviesOceanograph

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Alex KumarPolar Doctor

Zac PoultonMIC

Stu StirlingPoliceman

Abi EvansBusinesswom

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Robbie BrittonUnemployed

Ro SharmerBanker

Ian PrickettPolar Builder

Alan WardIML

Home Support Team

KEY OBJECTIVES

SCIENCE

EDUCATION

ITACE 2014

MEDICINE

TITLE PARTNER• Your name will be incorporated into the name of the expedition ensuring everyone

knows that you are the ones adventurous enough to Proceed on this journey.

• Branded Presence

• Staff involvement

• Advertising Opportunities using the team for your campaign

• Column Inches

• TV exposure – we are currently working on media deals with TV production companies

• Social media exposure – we are already a big presence on Twitter and Facebook

• Inspiration and Motivational training for you employees – we will work with you on a programme to help inspire and motivate your employees – teach them leadership lessons from the greatest leader and team building opportunities with our team.

• Your chance to help fill a gap in the education of young people about the great explorers of our time and how they have influenced our culture and society.

TRAINING PARTNER

As a training partner your involvement is hugely significant – without you we cannot train and therefore the whole journey will not be possible. The benefits you will gain from become a training partner are as follows:

• Branded presence

• Staff involvement

• Unique training opportunity for one of your employees to join us for training

• Connecting with the next generation by taking part in our National and International Educational Outreach Programme

• Column Inches – media exposure in the press and television

• TV exposure – we are currently working on media deals with TV companies

• Social media exposure – we are already a big presence on Twitter and Facebook and have a regularly updated blog on our Website

ANY QUESTIONS?

Alan Ward – Expedition Manager alan@south20124.com

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