I am crossing Greenland on skis in May, pulling my sled to raise money for "Right To Play" and "Children in Crisis". These charities help children in the most traumatised regions of the world. I strongly believe that the world is a community and that children are our future. So for me, it is absolutely necessary that children all over the world acquire social skills, team spirit and an education so that they can respect themselves. I will face extreme cold, howling winds, fatigue and icy snow. I will have to carry everything I need on my sled and back. I will sleep in a tent in the middle of nowhere. I might even encounter a polar bear!! I am really super excited but terrified!! It is a minimum of 3 weeks so I think that my limits will be thoroughly tested.

Sunday 24 April 2011

Greenland reality TV style!

A TV company (I don't want to say the name as I don't want to jinx it...I know it's silly, but that's me!) has come back to me and they want us to film my crossing "reality TV style" with the idea to perhaps make a documentary. They want me to be as candid as possible, especially telling about the things and people I miss the most, what drives me mad, the tough moments, the screams, the tears, and of course the laughs. I am sure that this will be another excuse for Petter to interview me as I just wake up in the tent in the morning!! Such a lovely hairstyle! For those of you who don't follow me on Facebook and therefore couldn't see it, Petter my guide made a very short "Indiana Jones" style movie from my training in Norway, and my hair looks like if I had just been electrocuted. The funny thing is that I am totally unaware of this.. (I wanted to upload the movie here, but for some reason, it is taking hours and I need to go to bed!). 

So off I went to a specialised photographic shop in London and spent a little fortune on a beautiful Nikon camera with all options and accessories as well as half a dozen 32GB memory cards!! But hopefully, if the movie/documentary comes out well, Antonia and her team will be able to get an English TV company interested in buying it, and the funds raised will go to the two charities which would be great.

Thank you to the FEW of you who have sent me a surprise! To be honest, please make an effort. Many many more of you need to do this!! Please send me a joke, a cartoon, a letter, whatever to make me smile after a hard day's work. You all know that I laugh quite easily and have my email addresses, so it shouldn't be too hard...

It's only five days until I go and my mind is starting to play games making me doubt myself! Am I fit enough? Did I train well enough? Will my body sustain the effort? Will I be able to pull so much weight uphill the first two days? Will I get blisters? Frostbite? And on, and on... I can't really say this in front of my children as I don't want to worry them, but I AM really scared of the physical side of the challenge. But at the same time, I can't wait to go... Does it make sense? Typical I guess...

Well by this time next week, my sled should be packed, and my harness, skis and poles ready for action. I should have my permit and the authorisation to go in hand and next Sunday night, I should be in Kangarlussuaq, spending my last night in a comfortable bed for a while!! 
  
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  1. ars medicina in training8 May 2011 at 07:11

    Hi Sabine

    It sounds like you are doing fantasically well in such extreme conditions. Hang in there, remember to fuel your body appropriately, take rest when you can and approach every day with a new fresh goal - mileage - and then execute on that. Best wishes, Nick (Dr Nick Knight)

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