Rivers of Ice | Expedition Patagonia

GoLite

GoLite has one primary obsession: to design and produce unique, technologically superior products that provide maximum performance for minimum weight.

Beal

Beal is a small family enterprise employing 45 people, situated in Vienne, in the French Department of Isere. Despite its modest size, Beal qualifies as the world’s premier manufacturer of climbing and security ropes.

Wholebake

9 Bar made by Wholebake is a uniquely nutritious mixed seed bar with hemp, a high quality source of protein. It also contains all 9 essential amino acids and helps build and repair our bodies.

Garmin

Garmin is a world leader in satellite navigation and GPS technology. Since it was established in 1989 Garmin has been creating pioneering products to appeal to a wide range of customers. These include motorists, motorcyclists, outdoors and fitness enthusiasts as well as leisure users in the aviation and marine markets.

McMurdo

Established in 1937, McMurdo leads the way in the development and manufacture of emergency location beacons and NAVTEX technology. McMurdo further galvanised its position as the leader in safety equipment technology in 1992 with the release of the first GMDSS approved Search And Rescue Transponder (SART).

Alpacka Rafts

Alpacka strive to build "The Invisible Boat", a raft that's easy to paddle, packable, low maintenance, and tough. It's all about the joy and discovery of wilderness boating - from the "back 40" all the way to Antarctica. Alpacka rafts are ultra-light inflatable rafts designed for wilderness boating.

Leatherman

In 1975, Tim Leatherman found himself traveling through Europe with a tight budget and a cranky car. His trusty 'scout knife' just wasn't up to the challenges he faced during his 10 month journey.

Mountain Equipment

Spanning more than four decades, Mountain Equipment's experience in equipping the world's elite for the harshest conditions on earth is legendary. They have been part of over 100 Everest expeditions, participated in every British first ascent of an 8000m peak and unsupported trips to both poles as well as in many other adventures the world over.

Magfire

The new MAGFIRE Magnesium firestarter has been developed by survival experts to work trouble free after getting wet, in a storm and below freezing point.

Petzl

The family company originated with Fernand Petzl, and his passion for caving. One of the leading experts of his generation, he spent his life experimenting with new vertical progression techniques and invented equipment that radically changed the status quo.

Phonetag

Customer, Customer, Customer... PhoneTag has one mission: to bring freedom from listening to voicemail to our customers and back it with our premier support and service. We dedicate every day to supercharging our customers' communications experience; We take this so seriously that our team integrated PhoneTag into every major U.S. carrier network, just so our customers can read voicemail from their mobile, home and work phones in one, unified place.

Tissot

Tissot, the ‘Innovators by Tradition’, has been pioneering craftsmanship and innovation since its foundation in 1853. Today Tissot is a member of the Swatch Group, the world’s largest watch producer and distributor.

Profeet

Profeet create custom fitted running shoes for active people, providing the ultimate in fit, comfort and performance. Using cutting-edge video gait analysis and foot scanning technology combined with bio-mechanical expertise they have developed the 3D fit system to deliver an incredible 360° fit.

In August 2013 the Rivers of Ice team will set out once again from Caleta Tortel, Chile, in a bid to become the first to complete a full unsupported & unassisted crossing of the world´s third largest ice cap in Southern Patagonia.

In 2009 their attempt was unsuccessful, despite achieving the longest crossing of the Southern Patagonian Ice by a British team as well as the longest ever crossing by a woman. Undeterred, Tarka L'Herpiniere will set out once again this summer, with a new team member of Charlie Paton, to tackle one of the most unrelenting environments imaginable. Check back soon for an all new website!

- Clever piece of interactive film using Google earth stuff... http://www.thewildernessdowntown.com/ 2010-11-13
- Thanks for the kind words Andy. RT @averylongwalk Great to catch up with @tarka_and_katie tonight. They are quite the double act on stage. 2010-11-04
- Great audience tonight for our talk at wilderness lectures in Bristol, now just hopped on a train to get to the Lakes for a talk in the morn 2010-11-03
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