And so it begins…

From Alan…

Myself and fellow Haas MBA 11 Andrew Jensen have linked up in Chile with our Polar Vision teammate, Tuck MBA Rich Smith, before flying into Antarctica to commence the expedition.

As we take our first step (or rather ski), there are a lot of thoughts in our head. Excitement, nerves….and as Andrew says the one phrase at the front of our minds is “damn its cold!” I guess this is where Rich has an advantage having had 2 years of winters in Hanover…

Anyway, as most of you know, we are part of a bigger picture. We are doing this to raise awareness of sight issues and support sight related charities (Guide Dogs in the US, and Uk based Sightsavers International), given that I am visually impaired myself this is a cause close to my heart, and if successful we would set a record for the first visually impaired person to ski coast to Pole.

But we have not got here alone. Andrew, Richard and I, along with our Guide Hannah Mckeand, are the thin and visible end of quite a thick wedge. We have had great support from the Haas Community, both in terms of donations, PR support and practical help managing our web output whilst we are away. The plane departs in a few hours and time is short so I can’t thank everyone here, but the support we’ve received is a great testament to the Haas community and the spirit of the school.

Well, my fingers are getting chilly so we’ll leave it for now.