2012
The Baton will be going to the South Pole with the British Fire & Ice Team in 2012.
Team Fire and Ice GB are proud to have been accepted onto the 2012 Amundsen Omega 3 South Pole Race. This follows the same format as the recent BBC series “On Thin Ice” – that included the team of Ben Fogle, James Cracknell and Ed Coats.
In two years time it will be the 100th anniversary of the Scott/Amundsen Race.
This momentous occasion will be commemorated by the running of the 2012 race that will consist of 10 highly trained teams with competitors from various countries (including Britain, Australia, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Russia) competing to reach the South Pole in the shortest time.
Prior to the 2012 race, the team have many events planned to raise their profile and the Charities that they are raising funds for. The main charities are; SSAFA Forces Help, and the Fire Fighter’s Charity. The main event on the build-up to 2012 is their expedition to conquer Mt. McKinley in Alaska in May 2010.
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