Tuesday 8 February 2011

Weekend of Training with Richard Weber


We are now sat back in Ottawa reflecting on an outstanding 2 days spent with Richard Weber, an extremely experienced and friendly Arctic guide, and his family.  We were made to feel welcome in his house and learnt a tremendous amount over the 2 days - and eaten extremely well, given that Josee (Richard’s wife) is fantastic cook.  I would recommend Richard to anybody with aspirations to the North Pole - his advice is considered, based on considerable experience and not forced on you.  Not only this, but we were extremely looked after and were very grateful for this.

Over the course of the weekend, we reinforced many of the lessons we had previously learnt, bought a new tent - a Weber Arctic special (which we now need to train with in Resoulte and re-learn some previous lessons) and also bought some extra food (now not only will we be using the Weber Polar Pate but also the Weber Truffle all made by Josee).  It also resulted in us going around the local outdoor stores today and buying those last minute things we need. 

The lessons we learnt will hold us in good stead for the coming months, and we will over the coming weeks slowly start to highlight the key lessons which Richard taught us.  It was an outstanding weekend, and we thoroughly enjoyed our time with Richard.

Check out Richard’s website at http://www.arcticwatch.ca/ 

2 comments:

  1. Good luck! One question - how are you planning on recharging your GoPro when on the Arctic Ocean?

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  2. Anonymous - the intention is to use the GoPro on the expedition using the car charger adaptor and a home made AA battery charging solution. Hope this helps.

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