How I got Here #4
After a short but very sweet spell in Her Majesty’s Army I retrained in Marketing Communications to run some of my brother, Charles’...
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Jim McNeill
- Apr 5, 2021
- 2 min
What is Ice Warrior?
Develop, Discover, Deliver and Engage others in caring for this wonderful world. At the tender age of 16 I had, honestly, never read a...
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Jim McNeill
- Apr 2, 2021
- 2 min
How I Got Into This #3
How do you get from ordinary bloke to polar explorer?
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Jim McNeill
- Mar 12, 2021
- 2 min
How I got into this #2
Despite the fact that Outward Bound didn’t make any difference to my academic prowess, somehow, I managed to scrape enough A Levels to...
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Jim McNeill
- Mar 5, 2021
- 2 min
How I got into this #1
After 36 years of polar exploration and 20 years of data-gathering for Ice Warrior’s scientific partners, the question I get asked the...
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Jim McNeill
- Feb 1, 2021
- 1 min
20 Years of Ice Warrior
In 2001 I dreamt of creating a project which would, as corny as it sounds, make my life worthwhile. Selfish by design but delivering real...
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Jim McNeill
- May 27, 2020
- 2 min
Have You got what it Takes?
So, you’ve done your sportive and muddy assault courses, you’ve done your marathons, triathlons, ultras and ultimate challenges. How...
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Jim McNeill
- Feb 14, 2020
- 2 min
....A Year From Now - #LASTPOLE
Thoughts of #Lastpole.......a year hence!
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- Dec 15, 2019
- 1 min
A few Christmas gift ideas
Silva Pocket Compass - £9.00 A simple, fun and actually quite useful "stocking filler" for a young person to stimulate their interest in...
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- Oct 25, 2019
- 2 min
Rain Trousers - any colour you like, as long as it's black.
We have a wide selection of waterproof trousers here in Ice Warrior Expedition Basecamp so I am going to focus on just three - the...
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- Sep 6, 2019
- 1 min
Adobe Sparks interest in Ice Warrior
https://blog.adobespark.com/2017/04/27/spark-spotlight-ice-warrior-challenge/ Adobe is the first name in editing software for...
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- Sep 6, 2019
- 2 min
We stock SOCKS
Or more accurately, we stock a lot of socks. But which of the eight varieties that we currently stock here at Ice Warrior Expedition...
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- Aug 31, 2019
- 1 min
Keen Karraig Boots
Keen Karraig WP hiking boots were developed in Montebelluna, Italy and are taylored to European conditions. They are stiffer than the...
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- Aug 22, 2019
- 1 min
Wild Running
As an enthusiastic trail runner, I am very pleased that we stock a range of running books here at Ice Warrior Expedition BASECAMP. ...
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- Aug 16, 2019
- 1 min
Climbing Guides
We are always very pleased to welcome climbers at Ice Warrior Expedition BASECAMP, many of which are teenagers with their parents trying...
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- Aug 15, 2019
- 1 min
Wolsey meet the Ice Warrior to talk #LASTPOLE
https://www.wolsey.com/blogs/magazine/the-quest-to-the-last-place-on-earth Wolsey is the oldest British menswear brand built on design...
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- Aug 15, 2019
- 1 min
Thundery Sky
Weather is clearly a signficant issue in the UK and particularly on the moors. Here at Ice Warrior Expedition BASECAMP we stock a range...
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