Alan and Richard say hi on video! They are looking well, please remember that you can still sponsor them for Cancer Research!

Finally, after 26hours of travelling on three planes and a bus, the team arrive in the heart of the Atacama desert to start their acclimatisation for a couple of days.. All is great..

teamHSX on Atacama have now checked in and are relaxing air side.. Please remember there is still time to sponsor them and enter the prize draw.. No more entries are allowed after 0800 Chile time, this Sundy..

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…

The next HSX training weekend is taking place on 28th – 20th January 2011.

We have booked the Hampshire education centre at Argoed Lloyd (nr Brecon) it has 22 beds with more to add if we get a large take up. the cost for the weekend is £55.

Dave King is the event director, you should have received an email with more details, if not please contact him.

With less than two months now until teamHSX On Atacama fly and the race starting, the guys are really hotting up their training and sponsorship. Training trips planned, include a weekend in Malaga and lengths of Bournemouth beach.

They’re still alos trying to hit their target of £6690 for Cancer Research. To sponsor them go to www.hsx.org.uk/atacama

Fearne Cotton is off to the Inca trail on Saturday, so who better to give her advice than the HSX peru team. Joe and Katie spent a couple of mintues chatting to Fearne giving her all the advice that she could ever need for the trail!

So one day back from Peru and we were already on radio Solent at 7:30am. Me, Doug and Katie went to the station this morning to be interviewed by Julian Clegg who asked us lots of questions like, what was the orphanage like, has the experience changed us, what was the journey like, how was food and accommodation. We were quite nervous before we went in but as soon as we started talking we felt really relaxed and enjoyed the experience. It was something we will never forget and definitely a great story to tell especially for Katie who had to go straight to college for her first day! Now we have just got to wait for our T.V appearance possibly on Thursday on BBC South today!

Joe Doherty

Take a listen here BBCRadioSolent

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