“Pork Crackling got us to the Pole”, writes Explorer and Industrialist, David Hempleman-Adams, and his team of four wounded soldiers from the Royal Dragoon Guards. “We each ate 2 packets a day, to fuel us to the top.”
The British explorer and his team reached the North Pole on skis, arriving at 15.00 BST, 16th April, as part of the Mamont Polar Cup 2015.
Hempleman-Adams, the first person in history to reach the Geographic and Magnetic North and South Poles as well as climb the highest peaks in all seven continents, originally got in touch with Graham Jebb, Mr Trotters Founding Director and one of the owners of RayGray Snacks Ltd, last year after falling for the salty charms of pork scratchings as an alternative to ‘salt tablets’ to fuel his exploring adventures.
Fuelling explorations
Graham Jebb comments: “I was delighted to hear from David – it tickled me greatly to hear that pork scratchings are his ‘super-food’ of choice for trekking to the pole. If I never make it to a Pole myself I’m very happy to support David, an amazing adventurer, and know that our snacks will be fuelling his explorations all over the world.”
With a Mr Trotters flag in tow, the UK team set off on 14th April from Longyearbyen, Svalbard in Norway. They were one of five teams from across the world in pursuit of the coveted Mamont Cup. Team UK were first to arrive at the Pole.
Gourmet tip: Take them out of the bag and warm them up for two minutes in a hot oven – for the deepest flavour and crunch. Not so easy on the Pole.
Photo courtesy of David Hempleman-Adams. Featured with David are Captain Crookshank, Sergeant Harmer, Corporal Webb and Corporal Bainbridge.
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