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Team Denali: Day 3 - Video Update from Joe Winch
Published Thursday, 7th June 2018https://youtu.be/3Rx4JBwVq48
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Read more Team Denali: Day 3 - Talkeetna
Published Thursday, 7th June 2018"Life is like a mountain.... hard to climb, but worth the amazing view from the top."
The team set off early on Day 3 for the 3 hour drive to Talkeetna where they have unloaded, organised, and weighed all of their equipment and supplies in preparation for the flight to the glacier.
Everyone has regi...
Read more Team Denali: Interview on BFBS Radio
Published Thursday, 7th June 2018With only hours to go before the start of the Mt Denali summit attempt Rachel Cochrane from BFBS Radio had a quick chat with Rich and Joe in Alaska to see how they were getting on.
Rachel tweeted: "An incredible challenge. @65degnorth are a team of 5 men on a mission to change the perception of phys...
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Published Wednesday, 6th June 2018
The team arrived in Anchorage more than 24 hours after setting off from home. They settled in to their hotel for the night but some of the team had difficulty sleeping due to the time difference and jet lag, which causes fatigue, insomnia, and other symptoms as a result of air travel across time zon...
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Published Tuesday, 5th June 2018
Months of training and preparation are at an end and the team are now on a plane heading for Alaska.
65 Degrees North Patron Jonathan Thomson met them at Heathrow Airport to wish them all good luck for their Denali summit attempt.
Despite the 20-hour journey they had ahead of them, Team Denali were ...
Read more Meet Team Denali: Richard Morgan
Published Monday, 4th June 2018Rich is a former Royal Marine Commando who served at 40 Commando, amongst other units, he deployed and was trained in Arctic and desert warfare and survival.
Rich founded 65 Degrees North in 2014 when a team came together to help Peter Bowker, a former Lance Corporal in the Queen’s Dragoon Guards,...
Read more Meet Team Denali: Brendan Davies
Published Monday, 4th June 2018Brendan joined the Royal Marines at the age of 19. After successfully completing 30 weeks training he then served at 40 Commando where he was deployed on operational duties in Northern Ireland and The Adriatic. Other deployments included desert training in Oman and arctic warfare training in Norway....
Read more Meet Team Denali: Scott Ransley
Published Monday, 4th June 2018Scott, from West Yorkshire, joined the Royal Marines in 2008. After passing out he then went to 42 Commando where he deployed on several training packages such as mountain training and an America training package.
Scott also completed a LRR course whilst he was at 42 Commando.
In 2011 Scott deployed...
Read more Meet Team Denali: Jonnie Miller
Published Monday, 4th June 2018Jonnie joined the Royal Marines in 2008 and worked as a Reconnaissance Operator with 42 Commando. He deployed to Afghanistan on Herrick 14 and on exercises to the US, through the Med to the Middle East and Bahrain.
During his deployment to Afghanistan Jonnie witnessed a number of IED strikes and tre...
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Published Friday, 25th May 2018
With a successful career and a young family, Joe felt he had achieved everything he had ever wanted, yet within just a few months his world catastrophically fell apart as he was struck down by acute Complex PTSD.
Joe is determined to use his recovery pathway to both improve awareness of Complex PTSD...
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