Thursday 8th April

This morning at 09.30 skidoos arrived from Resolute to take Steve Kidwell off the ice due to mild frostbite on couple of fingers. He has spoken to his family and is now heading back to the UK. A large part of the training sessions in the UK was spent on clothing management and how to avoid cold weather injuries, unfortunately Steve didn't put the correct glove system on and in the harsh conditions the team are facing it doesn't take long for something like this to happen. The other person who had a very slight frost injury is now absolutly fine and carrying on. Clothing management is vital and it'll be a reminder to everyone else to constantly keep checking that everything is in order.

The ice conditions are still very tough, with only around an inch of snow cover.

The team repacked the sledges and moved some weights around following Steve's departure, they left camp at 12:00 and completed 7.5miles which was good going.

The team are in good spirits (apart from the odd pulled muscle!) Everyone wishes Steve a safe trip back to the UK, the team will be making their way to Polaris today.