http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php On the 26th of February 2010, Australian Tom Smitheringale will set out from Ward Hunt Island at the northernmost edge of Canada with the aim of of being the first Australian to reach the geographic North Pole solo and unsupported. http://www.onemanepic.com/rss/tom-rss.jpg http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Tue, 04 May 2010 01:00:14 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_118 Tom has been on the TV and radio this week. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:32:59 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_117 Some thoughts on the last week. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:48:28 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_116 Many thanks to Dave Brosha for these pictures of Tom. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:32:00 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_115 Aerial pictures taken from the Twin Otter plane during Tom's rescue. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Sat, 17 Apr 2010 17:53:45 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_114 News article on "Eye on the Arctic" http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Sat, 17 Apr 2010 12:12:01 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_113 I received this from Tom this morning. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:20:44 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_112 Tom has been spotted in the cafeteria, he has found the food source! http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:48:19 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_111 Canada.com article on Tom. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:21:34 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_110 I just received this. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:50:19 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_109 Quick update http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:29:21 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_108 An important announcement http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:14:29 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_107 Day 46. ABC Radio interview. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Thu, 15 Apr 2010 03:05:30 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_105 Day 44 and 45 of One man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:56:09 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_104 An email exchange that touched me. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Wed, 14 Apr 2010 03:29:24 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_103 Day 44 of One man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:50:58 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_102 Day 43 of One man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Mon, 12 Apr 2010 01:14:20 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_101 Day 42 of One man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:23:45 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_100 Day 41 of One man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Fri, 09 Apr 2010 22:04:23 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_98 Short update http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:43:21 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_97 Tom on Ch7 this coming Sunday night. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Fri, 09 Apr 2010 02:48:30 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_96 Day 39 of One man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:43:23 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_95 86N http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Wed, 07 Apr 2010 02:36:45 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_94 Day 37 of One man epic. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:07:02 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_92 Day 36 of one man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:24:25 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_91 A quick update on Tom. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:16:55 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_90 Day 35 of One man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Sat, 03 Apr 2010 23:11:12 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_89 Day 34 of one man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Sat, 03 Apr 2010 02:39:49 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_88 Day 33 of One man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Fri, 02 Apr 2010 05:03:46 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_87 Day 32 of One man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:34:13 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_86 Day 31 of One man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:40:51 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_85 Help us land the ice man! http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:58:18 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_84 Day 30 of One man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:58:52 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_83 Day 29 of One man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:15:31 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_82 Google earth KMZ as of 26/03/2010 http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:15:10 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_81 Day 28 of One man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Sun, 28 Mar 2010 03:03:20 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_80 Day 27 of One man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:25:11 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_79 Day 26 of One man epic. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:09:02 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_78 Day 25 of One man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:38:15 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_77 Tom speaks to the girls at Methodist ladies college. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:00:56 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_76 Day 24 of One man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:23:19 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_74 Epiphany http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:09:17 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_72 Day 22 of One man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:45:20 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_71 Day 21 of One man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:35:53 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_70 day 20 of One man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:13:14 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_69 Day 19 of One man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:34:37 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_68 Again, from Trudy at CIS. Very approximate. I corrected Christina's coordinates. I drew Richard a bit too far west, he is closer to the 80W meridian. Trudy http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:11:33 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_67 Day 18 of One man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:58:32 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_66 Addendum to earlier emails. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:02:16 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_65 Day 17 on the ice, 84N conquered. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:20:16 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_64 Clarification of coordinates mix up. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:45:54 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_63 Day 16 of One man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:45:44 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_62 Radio interviews - 16/03/2010 http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:25:40 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_61 Day 15 of One man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:23:26 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_60 Day 14 of One man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:06:15 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_59 Day 13 of One man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:26:23 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_58 Day 12 of One Man Epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:50:07 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_57 Flipside wants you too Tom! http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:52:31 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_56 Day 11 of One Man Epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:22:43 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_55 Day 10 of one man epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:38:23 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_54 Progress of the respective teams. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:57:56 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_53 Day 9 of One Man Epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:17:10 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_52 Images of the fractured ice cap. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:47:15 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_51 Day of One Man Epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:18:06 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_50 Day 7 of One Man Epic. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:48:38 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_49 Day six of One Man Epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:51:09 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_48 Day 5 of One Man Epic http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:30:56 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_47 Weather and ice condition report information from CIS. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:17:08 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_46 Day 4, a good day. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:48:09 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_45 Day 3 http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:33:19 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_44 More information from Trudy at the Canadian Ice Service. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:42:06 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_43 Day 2 http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:19:03 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_42 Camp 1 http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:33:29 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_41 Day one. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:29:49 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_40 An insight into what is to come. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:04:48 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_39 Delay caused by blizzards http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:03:23 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_38 The elements have grounded Tom. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:48:40 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_37 Tom is in final preparation for the epic. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:00:54 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_35 Tom is currently in Iqaluit in Canada finalising and preparing himself for his trip. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:34:00 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_34 Down to 60 days! http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:14:34 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_33 Credit http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:16:39 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_32 Feeling the pinch http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:35:37 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_31 I'm a happy camper. Like a kid on Christmas morning. Last night I had the good fortune of chatting with Matty McNair in Canada and scored a seat on an early flight in with her team on February 26. There's an ice shelf 50 miles NW of Ward Hunt that looks accessible and offers enough light for a hard landing. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:06:02 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_30 Week 1 of 18 and time to tough it out on the endurance express. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:46:54 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_28 Gathered in the crisp morning light the first sense of the Stirling's raw and physical beauty injects doubt in the mind and wobbliness into the knees. http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:28:12 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_13 A 'light & fast' traverse for time across WA's Stirling Ranges that includes a resume building 3,422m of quad busting elevation gain. After spending Friday afternoon speaking to the wonderful people from Byfields Accounting at their annual... http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:24:43 EST http://www.onemanepic.com/blog.php#post_1 With applause and heartfelt thanks I'd like to acknowledge the many people who helped make this happen who never get the credit they deserve. This will be no easy roe to hoe and together we share in the...