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Tuesday 6 November at 7.00 pm - Royal Geographical Society, London SW7 2AR
SPECTRE: Trans-Antarctic Expedition 2017-18 by Leo Houlding
The Mount Everest Foundation Annual Lecture 2018 with Porters' Progress UK
1000 miles, 200+ kgs, 60 days, 1 incredible mountain. The story of Leo’s daring dream to reach the summit of the most remote mountain on Earth; The Spectre, Antarctica.
The Spectre, Trans-Antarctic Expedition was an ambitious, first of it’s kind project aiming to combine an unsupported, wind assisted journey of 1700 kms across the interior of Antarctica with exploration and ascents of the extremely remote and technical Gothic Peaks (including a peak called the Spectre), a subgroup of the Queen Maud Mountains situated at the southern end of the Trans-Antartic mountains.
Leo Houlding will recount the tale of ambition, adventure, friendship and endeavour. Illustrated with inspirational photography, high impact video, impressive graphics and interactive maps.
Exhibition Road Doors and the Map Room Bar at the Royal Geographical Society open at 6.00 pm. Porters' Progress will running a raffle; tickets £1 each. The programme will start at 7 .00 pm with the introduction and Leo's dramatic video, followed by an interval bar, raffle draw and the talk and Q&A.
Tickets: £15 from www.portersprogressuk.org/event//spectre-a-trans-antarctic-expedition-lecture-by-leo-houlding/ For further information call Gaby Dean on 07773 353059 / email: gabrielledean@gmail.com
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