Freezer training

Amelia Hempleman-Adams, daughter of explorer David Hempleman-Adams, is currently training to be the youngest person to ski to the South Pole at the age of only 16. A big part of this training consists of getting acclimated to the extreme weather she will experience on her journey. To do this she is spending time in a supermarket freezer at a temperature of -27 degrees Celsius, yet the temperatures at the pole can  reach as low as -60 degrees.

While Amelia is toughing it out in the freezer she still realizes the reality that it is no match for the actual weather she will experience on her expedition. She even states herself, “you can’t prepare yourself enough for those temperatures and that wind”.

This type of training should sound familiar to those teachers who took part in our training weekends!

Check out the BBC coverage of Amelia here!