A few more of the questions asked by pupils of St Mary Magdalene Academy.

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Benjamine Anaedozie 8H10
Q. How long does it take to prepare for your journey?
A. The team have been working on this expedition for over a year now with 6 months to go before we set off. Training for an expedition like this can be very hard. Harder still is raising the funds through sponsorship to actually fund the expedition.

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Talia
Q.Does it hurt getting frost bite?
A. We have both experienced minor frost bite in the past on previous expeditions. When the blood vessels in your fingers begin to freeze it is very painfull.

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B. O’Neill
Q. do you get hungry a lot as you are walking all day?
A. Generally we are hungry most of the time as we are burning so many calories on our journey. Our food is very good but we can not carry extra to really satisfy our hunger because it simply weighs too much.

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Max Macauley
Q. How do you communicate with each other if you get in trouble?
A. We have two way radios (walkie talkies) to talk to each other when on the ice. Also a Satellite phone to communicate with.

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Q Do you save money with Carbon Neutral travel.
A. Yes we do. our expedition is much cheaper than conventional expeditions using air travel. However our progres by sail is a lot slower.

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