SPONSOR US!
This enterprise would not be possible without our sponsors, organisations who identify with our targets and ethos, who share our excitement at the prospect of challenge, determination, and achievement.
We have received generous financial support from the following organisations and individuals:
FINANCIAL SPONSORS:
This award-winning UK wine merchant was established in 1976 by Anthony and Rae Byrne to supply the United Kingdom market with high quality domaine-bottled growers wine from France and other vineyards in Europe. Expansion into New World areas started in the mid 1980s. By the end of the first decade, they had developed a broad portfolio and a reputation for introducing French Domaine growers direct to the UK market, which was unusual in the context of the negociant-dominated French export trade of the time. This, coupled with innovative service and the resulting client base expansion, enabled them to expand into both the hotel group and multiple specialist sectors for the first time. During the second decade the company continued to expand its range of agencies, servicing more hotel groups and independent restaurants and hotels, and now represents some of the leading award wine producers in the world.
They have also recently expanded into the online trade with selected special offers.
FLIGHT SPONSOR:
Iceland Express is Icelands' low-fare airline. They fly to Iceland from London and Copenhagen every day. From May 2006 they are adding to their routes by flying from Frankfurt Hahn, Berlin, Friedrichshafen, Stockholm, Gothenburg and Alicante. Visit their website www.icelandexpress.co.uk and check out the low-fare flights on offer to Iceland.
EQUIPMENT SPONSORS:
Lyon Equipment, distributors for Petzl, Beal, La Sportiva, Ortlieb and many other leading outdoor brands, each year donate equipment to a small number of expeditions. We have been fortunate enough to receive one of the Lyon Equipment Expedition Awards for 2006. Lyon Equipment have generously donated Petzl Charlet ice screws, Beal Iceline ropes and Petzl hardware to the expedition.
Anatom, distributers for Back Country Access, Smartwool, Superfeet, and other performance products, have been very supportive of the expedition. As well as lending the team avalanche transceivers, to assist rapid recovery in the event of an avalanche incident, Anatom have kindly provided the expedition members with Smartwool Mountaineer socks.
AFE, based at Oxford Airport, supply a broad range of pilot equipment and clothing. AFE are kindly supporting the expedition with the loan of a VHF Airband radio.
The North Face need no introduction, as one of the most successful manufacturers of quality outdoor equipment and clothing in the world. TNF are kindly lending us a VE-25 tent, and providing personal equipment at trade prices.
The Field & Trek store in Cambridge, where Ben works in university holidays, has donated a Black Diamond Telelynx shovel to the expedition as well as providing expert equipment advice.
FOOD SPONSORS:
Jordans Cereals are kindly providing cereal and snack bars to keep us going in Greenland.
Soreen have agreed to donate 120 carb-loaded malt loaves. Perfect climbing food, even when squashed up at the bottom of your rucksack!
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