Hi everyone.

Many thanks for your continued messages and charity donations nearly a year after the expedition was completed! As a final post for the website, which will stay online, here is a ‘debrief’ of sorts with images and some interesting facts from the expedition. 

Remember, the first hand account of the expedition is currently growing on alexhibbert.com

Expedition Facts:

Miles hauled without support: 1374 statute miles (2211km)

Ski-paces taken each: 7,500,000 paces

Total calories consumed each: 614,000 kcal

Average weight lost each: 15kg (33lb)

Starting sledge weight each: 195kg (430lb)

Amount of flapjack hauled each: 44kg (88lb)

Tent fires: 2

Breakages: tent anchor loop, stove, one ski, pair of glasses, battery charger

Both George and I are back home in the UK now and slowly readjusting to the real world! The emphasis has been on food (although our stomachs have taken time to get used to normal food), sleep and working with our Tiso team on publicity. In short, we’re delighted to be back – the simple things are the best!

I’ve imported all the dispatches into this site so they can be read directly and will be producing a debrief page soon.

We received so much support via satellite from you all – we can’t tell you how much we appreciated this through the hardest days of the journey. Sincere thanks to you all.

More soon!!

Alex.

EXPEDITION COMPLETE AT 0832! HAULED 1374MILES AS CROW FLIES IN 113 DAYS. THE TISO TRANSGREENLAND IS NOW THE LONGEST FULLY UNSUPPORTED POLAR JOURNEY IN HISTORY.

T-4 W16 M20.3 C1354 SKIED AS HARD AS POSSIBLE TOWARD OUR HELO EXTRACTION FROM COAST TOMORROW.BOTH FINDING LACK OF FOOD V TOUGH.

T-7 W13 M18.9 C1339 DRAMATIC CHANGE IN SURFACE GIVES US GREAT MILES ON 1/4 RATIONS.BOTH SO EXCITED ABOUT HOME AT END OF THE WEEK

T-3 W7 M8.5 C1315 SITUATION HAS WORSENED.OVER A FT OF SNOW MAKES PROGRESS V SLOW.BOTH WEAK ON 1500KCAL PER DAY.

T-2 W5 M16.6 C1307 NIGHT CHANGE SUCCESSFUL-SURFACE IMPROVED AS RESULT.LOW CALORIE INTAKE LEAVES US FEELING WEAK AND DIZZY.

T-10 W15 M27.2 C1291 SKIED LONG HOURS AND CAN SEE COASTAL MOUNTAINS.CRITICALLY LOW ON FOOD AND PREPARING TO PUSH FOR THE GLACIER.

T-3 W9 M18.9 C1263 ANOTHER LOW VIS SNOWY DAY PROVIDED LITTLE VISUAL STIMULUS.MILES ARE CLOCKING UP AND COAST NOT FAR AWAY!

T-10 W14 M17.8 C1245 RECOVERED OUR DEPOT IN LOW VIS AND SNOW.ICECAP STARTS TO DROP TOWARDS COAST.SUN HAS SET-1ST TIME SINCE APRIL