Expedition
Motivation
What motivates people to go to the most desolate icy wasteland on the planet? What makes them want to break world records; to risk their lives in the pursuit of something as esoteric as a point on a compass? Here are some of the thoughts from the team:
'I've always been fascinated by the Antarctic, ever since I was a child.' Andrew Regan
'I'm much better with colder rather than hot climates. I'm not into the flies; I'm not into the desert...' Andrew Regan
'After a huge, high-profile seven-year dust-up with a corporate situation, I came out of it adamant on a couple of issues: one is surrounding myself with loyal people and the other is not wasting time.' Andrew Regan
'I originally just wanted to go to the top of the Earth and the bottom of the Earth. Effectively, I wanted to go there, stand there, and clear off. Because that would fit in with my life.' Andrew Regan
'But when I'd actually spent time on Antarctica, something captured me. We spent proper time there, we achieved some personal goals, drew attention to some of the issues. I wanted to go back.' Andrew Regan
'The idea was that we would go to places that no-one's ever been to in their lives.' Andrew Regan
'I've been climbing mountains since I was a teenager. I'd been to the Antarctic once before – and I've always been interested in it: for historical and environmental reasons.' Andrew Moon
'We didn't say 'We want to break a world record', but we knew that if the concept worked, it would be inevitable. We're likely to break the world record again in 2007: because we've got the advantage of knowing what we're doing, and having the right bit of kit.' Andrew Moon