As we celebrate #TravelTuesday we would like to take this opportunity to reflect on some amazing statistics from Baz Gray’s recent travel adventure: SATcase R3 Challenge expedition: Challenge Antarctica. The recent Antarctica summer season has seen 157 ski expeditions from … Read More
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Colchester pupils meet Baz Gray
Colchester primary school pupils wrap up warm to support Challenge Antarctica When the cold chill was sweeping across the country, pupils at Colne Engaine C of E Primary School in Colchester wore a variety of multi-coloured hats and scarves to … Read More
The Rowing Marine
Lee Spencer, of Yelverton, Devon, who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, this month began his own R3 Challenge to row a 3,500-mile journey across the Atlantic in a quest to beat the current able-bodied record. Lee hopes to set two … Read More
SATcase features on ITV West Country
Big thank you to ITV West Country who featured Baz Gray on their news programme last night to talk about Challenge Antarctica and SATcase The presenters asked Baz about his calorie intake and he consumed 6,500 calories each day during … Read More
The most extreme field test
Aged 45 years old Baz Gray achieved some impressive achievements during his R3 Challenge: becoming the first person to reach the South Pole Solo behind Colin O’Brady and Lou Rudd who both went on the complete … Read More
Challenge Antarctica Stats
Made it to the South Pole! Total distance: 715 miles. Time: 39 days 7 hours from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole Solo, unassisted and unsupported No full rest days taken Pulk start weight: approx. 88kg Food: Consisting of 6500 … Read More
Day 39 – Made it to the South Pole
Made it to the South Pole! The SATcase team are very proud to confirm that after 39 days Baz Gray has reached the South Pole. He called his wife Claire from his SATcase to confirm the fantastic news. Well done … Read More
Day 38/39 – Final push to the South Pole
Day 38 and 39 – Final push to the South Pole Conditions have been good for Baz as he enters the final stages of his expedition to reach the South Pole solo and unassisted. He is aiming to reach the … Read More
Day 37 – Highest Point Above Sea Level
Challenge Antarctica Day 37 – Location co-ordinates S 89.20.429 W 080.36.472. Today has been a good weather day with great visibility and firm ground with temperatures plummeting to -25 degrees. It’s been a long slow plod across flat terrain covering … Read More
Day 36 – 89 Degrees South
Day 36 Challenge Antarctica An amazing milestone passed today reaching 89 degrees South, the last degree before the South Pole. Location co-ordinates S 89.00.029 W 081.50.803. Conditions haven’t been great today with poor visibility. Despite not being able to see … Read More