HSX online » aljan http://hsx.org.uk Hampshire Scout Expeditions Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:25:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Belize Return – Successful Exped http://hsx.org.uk/2012/01/belize-return-successful-exped/ http://hsx.org.uk/2012/01/belize-return-successful-exped/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:21:29 +0000 aljan http://hsx.org.uk/2012/01/belize-return-successful-exped/ After a great four weeks away, the HSX Belize Exped team returned today to gales, rain & thunder.

We had slight power issues at the presentation this evening, but the team still delivered a great presentation.

We already have there ‘montage’ uploaded…. You can view it here…

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With a few people now having the technology we’re finding more and more videos coming out of training weekends and expeditions…

You can find them here on our You Tube page… http://www.youtube.com/user/HSXOnline

Thanks and enjoy…

 

Alan

 

]]> http://hsx.org.uk/2011/10/hsxonline-on-you-tube/feed/ 0 teamHSX on Atacama – All Done (& who won the prize pot) http://hsx.org.uk/2011/04/teamhsx-on-atacama-all-done-who-won-the-prize-pot/ http://hsx.org.uk/2011/04/teamhsx-on-atacama-all-done-who-won-the-prize-pot/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 21:30:17 +0000 aljan http://hsx.org.uk/?p=813 So…… That’s it.. All done and dusted… And what an awesome experience/adventure we all had. I won’t bother putting a trip report up here, I think Chris’ blog updates and the awesome photos tell the story… However, I will put a couple of things on here.

Firstly, I want to link you to one of the other runners post race thoughts… What a write up and he says it all pretty well.. Navigate here http://www.4deserts.com/blogs/comptetior_blog_new.php?pid=OTQy&blog=21 and read Ian’s second blog entitled ‘Till the next time…’

Who won the Prize Pot & Sponsorship update!!! Oh, the excitement… Well, thanks to all of you we managed to raise a whopping £6190.34 inc gift aid for Cancer Research UK… A massive thank you goes out to everyone of you.. And now, on to the prize pot winner or winners….

Well, we always said that the winner would be the person who picked the time slot for when the team didn’t finish and due to the unfortunate events of Chris being quite ill, the team didn’t finish Stage 5. So the winner of the entire prize pot is Ian Furlong. Well done Ian. However, we also felt that as two of us did finish, the person who bought the time slot at 41hrs, 47mins, 42 seconds which was where Rich and I finished also deserved a prize.. So, we managed to get a laptop donated to us by Geek Squad UK www.geeksquad.co.uk so we’d also like to congratulate Andy Wilkinson on his prize..

Two questions left…

Would we do it again? I can’t talk for the other two, but I would (and I’m pretty sure they would)…

Do I recommend it to you? Yes!!!

]]> http://hsx.org.uk/2011/04/teamhsx-on-atacama-all-done-who-won-the-prize-pot/feed/ 0 The last Breakfast… http://hsx.org.uk/2011/03/the-last-breakfast/ http://hsx.org.uk/2011/03/the-last-breakfast/#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2011 11:34:49 +0000 aljan http://hsx.org.uk/2011/03/the-last-breakfast/ So… We’re having our last proper breakfast before we’re shipped into the Desert today.. We meet 1300hrs UK time today for all of the pre-race meetings and check-in etc.. Then we’re busses out to the back and beyond..

Anyway, after 1100hrs UK time, we’re taking no more entries into the prize pot, however you can continue to donate to Cancer Research UK…

Also follow our race blogs at www.4deserts.com/atacamacrossing look for Chris Laws or teamHSX to read the blog..



]]> http://hsx.org.uk/2011/03/the-last-breakfast/feed/ 0 A Day Exploring and Enjoy the Cafes http://hsx.org.uk/2011/03/a-day-exploring-and-enjoy-the-cafes/ http://hsx.org.uk/2011/03/a-day-exploring-and-enjoy-the-cafes/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 01:37:53 +0000 aljan http://hsx.org.uk/2011/03/a-day-exploring-and-enjoy-the-cafes/ teamHSX on Atacama have spent the day exploring the town of San Pedro de Atacama today and getting to know where all the cafes are.. :-) The town which sits at 2400metres within the driest desert on Earth also gets looked over by the snow capped Andes (check out the picture below)… Which is just cool..

The team also saw the finish line today as the race which starts 0800 Sunday morning finishes in the town square..

Also this afternoon, Emily has left the boys to join the other volunteers for her volunteer training, which starts tomorrow…

All in all, we’re all having a splendid time…

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]]> http://hsx.org.uk/2011/03/teamhsx-on-atacama-prepare-to-fly/feed/ 0 teamHSX on Atacama fly soon for their race. http://hsx.org.uk/2011/02/teamhsx-on-atacama-fly-soon-for-their-race/ http://hsx.org.uk/2011/02/teamhsx-on-atacama-fly-soon-for-their-race/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:43:22 +0000 aljan http://hsx.org.uk/?p=737 Hi All,

1st March sees the team flying to Chile to start their acclimatisation for the Atacama Crossing… Please feel free to wish them all luck…

Also….

We have loads of new prizes in the prize pot including ‘signed Mcalren hats, by Jenson & Lewis’, a ‘heart rate monitor’ and many many more…

So, please help us raise bucket loads for Cancer Research UK by clicking on the Atacama button on the top…

]]> http://hsx.org.uk/2011/02/teamhsx-on-atacama-fly-soon-for-their-race/feed/ 0 Details on the course for the Atacama Crossing http://hsx.org.uk/2011/01/details-on-the-course-for-the-atacama-crossing/ http://hsx.org.uk/2011/01/details-on-the-course-for-the-atacama-crossing/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:18:15 +0000 aljan http://hsx.org.uk/?p=725 teamHSX on Atacama recieved emails today with details on the course…

It makes for interesting reading..

Distance of Each Stage
The approximate distances of each stage are detailed below.  There are checkpoints approximately every 10 kilometers / 6 miles along the course where volunteers and a medical doctor are stationed to give you water and support.  Each checkpoint also has a tent providing shade.
 
Stage 1 – 35.2 km / 21.9 miles
Stage 2 – 41.8 km / 26.0 miles
Stage 3 – 40.0 km / 24.9 miles
Stage 4 – 42.8 km / 26.6 miles
Stage 5 – 73.6 km / 45.7 miles
Stage 6 – 16.0 km / 9.9 miles

 
Terrain
The terrain is varied.  You can expect salt flats, sand dunes, loose rock and dirt, grassy plains, canyons and hard-packed dirt tracks.  There are also a few water crossings throughout the week.
 
Altitude
The course starts at its highest altitude.  Camp 1 is just over 3,000 meters / 10,000 feet.  Each Stage takes competitors to a lower level, with the week finishing in San Pedro de Atacama at 2,443 meters / 7,780 feet.
 
Climate
The climate of the Atacama Desert is hot and dry.  Course temperatures can reach higher than 40°C / 104°F (with lows of 5°C / 41°F at night).

Good luck to us….. :-)

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This link takes you to the main article :-

http://www.itv.com/meridian-west/ultimate-chile-challenge61727/

and this link is the small snippet on the lunch time bulletin :-

http://www.itv.com/meridian-west/afternoon-news39133/

Also, this evening we broke the £1,ooo mark for our Cancer research fundraising.. please help us get to £6,690… Thanks..

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