Recently I learned of some shocking statistics through my local paper on obesity and health related issues with young people here in my home city of Plymouth. Plymouth is not alone with these issues and I started thinking about my own health and fitness and how I might prepare for a South Pole expedition. It was through this that I started developing the idea of tackling these social issues and bringing a new element of research and resources that can be used to enhance our community education and outreach work.

Obesity and associated health problems are a big issue in England, with 61.3% of adults and 30% of children aged between 2 and 15 being either overweight or obese. (Source: www.gov.uk) This South Pole Expedition aims to tackle this issue and not just to promote healthy living but to inspire young people to care about their lifestyle choices, whilst developing and delivering classroom resources and activities.

“This week has been an absolutely amazing week and really helped me to build on my team work and leadership skills as well as the obvious arctic and skiing skills. The camp craft and skills required to survive below -30 was also a hugely valuable experience. Overall an incredible experience, with outstanding guides. A huge thank you to everyone who helped get me here (sponsors and organisers) and I hope to be able to take this further in the future.”

Ashley Jones

Arctic Jubilee Expedition Expedition Video from Antony Jinman on Vimeo.

The Education Through Expeditions team and delighted to release our expedition film from the Arctic Jubilee Expedition 2012. An interactive expedition run for schools, promoting the arctic and Inuit culture. School children were able to follow the teams progress as well as ask questions directly to the team members and online experts. It was a pleasure to run this project and I hope you like the video’s.