From anaesthesia to Antarctica: Canberra doctor to complete historic crossing of frozen continent
A Canberra Hospital anaesthetist will trade his medical cap for a beanie when he sets off on the first fully…
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A Canberra Hospital anaesthetist will trade his medical cap for a beanie when he sets off on the first fully…
The 40-year-old consultant anesthetist at St Vincent’s Hospital in Darlinghurst pulls four-wheel-drive tyres along the sand for up to six hours, several times a week, to simulate the 200-kilogram sled he will drag across 2600 kilometres of snow and ice later this year.
The 40-year-old consultant anesthetist at St Vincent’s Hospital in Darlinghurst pulls four-wheel-drive tyres along the sand for up to six hours, several times a week, to simulate the 200-kilogram sled he will drag across 2600 kilometres of snow and ice later this year.
Expedition leader Leven Brown outlined how an international team of 15 rowers would be attempting to navigate the entire length of the Northwest Passage – a feat he dubbed ‘The Last Great First’ - in entirely self-sufficient mode, without any back-up vessels or aerial assistance. Three custom-designed craft will carry all the expedition’s equipment and supplies without touching land, documenting the trip and measuring ice conditions and ocean pollution they encounter in order to assist with environmental research. Talks are underway with the BBC, Netflix and Discovery Channel for broa...