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SUMMARY:Solo North Pole Trek - Nathan Allen - 1B Cambridge Student
DTSTART:20091130T170000Z
DTEND:20091130T180000Z
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CONTACT:Samantha Simic
DESCRIPTION:On Good Friday 2009\, 19-year old IB student Nathan Allen reac
 hed the geographic North Pole\, after an epic 275km trek over the frozen s
 urface of the Arctic Ocean\, battling what NASA described as “the thinne
 st ice in history”\, as well as frostbite\, hypothermia\, and polar bear
 s.\nHauling all his food\, supplies\, and equipment in a sledge\, Nathan u
 sed pioneering satellite technology to send back live updates every single
  day of his expedition: the fist ever to use Facebook & MySpace – direct
 ly inspiring young people all over the world. His daily dispatches were fo
 llowed by thousands worldwide\, serialised in The Independent\, and Nathan
  even received encouragement from Her Majesty the Queen.\nThe credit crunc
 h and collapse of his major sponsor forced Nathan to run the expedition on
  a shoestring budget\, mounting a huge debt\, and forcing him and his team
  to develop a radical new approach. Nathan’s acclaimed presentation\, 
 “Cold Feat” runs through the highs and lows of oa polar expedition\, w
 ith a unique perspective on personal challenge.
LOCATION:Harker Room 1\, Department of Earth Sciences
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