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As we have experienced. while we were preparing the equipment, three of the team, lorna, gregor and dave had made a start by digging tunnels into the snowdrift, and when deep enough they will connect them to form a cabin. we are tunnelling into the snow at the moment, we have to go in a good metre from the top here. do you want to come in and have a dig? yes. and how long does it take to do this normally? it very much depends on the snow conditions, we have relatively soft snow but certainly thr...

She was very skinny and thin but there was an immediate connection betweenjet and i. i felt that kind of brokenness in her maybe i had felt before. we bonded immediately. some of the stuff that she tackles on this coast, i wouldnt ask another human to do. we have such complete trust for each other that if i go and do something, before i know it, she is shooting past me because if she knows im doing it then she will do it. ive just arrived in scotland. im stupidly happy. the wonderful thing about...

This is quite narrow so it is well supported but when we actually make a living space, we want to make sure that as narrow as well so it is well supported. oh, that was a good bit in the middle. i will now get in there with a shovel. what is it about putting yourself out of the comfort zone that people enjoy? i suppose it goes back to, it engages the brain. you forget about your worries and you are concerned about keeping warm and surviving. it takes life back to the elemental, it is about survi...

One of the best places to dig is this small valley 1,100 metres up the mountain. its nicknamed the snow house because of the drifts that collect here. i am so cold, it is so snowy. i cant actually imagine how were going to stay here tonight. the big killer in terms of your own temperature is the wind, and when we get in the snow hole we are totally out of the wind. what is the windchill now, what is the windspeed? we are getting in quite a sheltered hollow now so it is probably only 5—10, 15 m...

Supported but when we actually make a living space, we want to make sure that is narrow as well so it is well supported. oh, that was a good bit in the middle. i will now get in there with a shovel. what is it about putting yourself out of the comfort zone that people enjoy? i suppose it goes back to, it engages the brain. you forget about your worries and you are concerned about keeping warm and surviving. it takes life back to the elemental, it is about survival. but surviving in style, we hop...

Do you want to come in and have a dig? yes. and how long does it take to do this normally? it very much depends on the snow conditions, we have relatively soft snow but certainly three hours plus, sometimes as much as five hours. five hours? digging, yeah. so it is going to go dark not so long away. this is a snow saw designed to be able to cut through ice and snow, and by using this we can often remove the snow far more efficiently and we can cut blocks out rather than chipping away. are we ok ...

Will i be ok here, this isnt going to collapse? no, no, the strength is in the thickness of the snow. this is quite narrow so it is well supported but when we actually make a living space, we want to make sure that as narrow as well so it is well supported. oh, that was a good bit in the middle. i will now get in there with a shovel. what is it about putting yourself out of the comfort zone that people enjoy? i suppose it goes back to, it engages the brain. you forget about your worries and you ...

Chris has raised £14a,000 and counting, which is an incredible amount. well done mate. now we head back to scotland and in 2015 where jo whalley was pushed to the extremes in the snowy highlands. one of the best places to dig is this small valley 1,100 metres up the mountain. its nicknamed the snow house because of the drifts that collect here. i am so cold, it is so snowy. i cant actually imagine how were going to stay here tonight. the big killer in terms of your own temperature is the wind, ...

The big killer in terms of your own temperature is the wind, and when we get in the snow hole we are totally out of the wind. what is the windchill now, what is the windspeed? we are getting in quite a sheltered hollow now so it is probably only 5—10, 15 miles an hour. when we came over the top it was considerably more than that, as we have experienced. while we were preparing the equipment, three of the team, lorna, gregor and dave had made a start by digging tunnels into the snowdrift, and w...

We have experienced. while we we re we have experienced. while we were preparing the equipment three of the team, lorna, gregor and dave had made a start by digging tunnels into the snowdrift, and when deep enough they will connect them to form a cabin. we are tunnelling into the snow at the moment, we have to go in a good metre from the top here. do you wa nt to metre from the top here. do you want to come in and have a dig? yes. and how long does it take to do this? normally? it very much depe...