My Wife Michele, for allowing me to spend most of our savings and over a year of my time in planning the expedition without complaining (much).

Jason De Carteret & Voyage Concepts – without whom the expedition planning and logistics would have been a nightmare, and for Jason’s training and healthy scepticism

www.thepoles.com - which gave me the inspiration to do this in the first place.

Andy Middlebrooke, sports physiologist, for getting me into shape. If you need a scientific approach to fitness.

Tim Edbrooke, sports physiotherapist for keeping me going (and for loan of his Concept2 rower).

Rob Chalk, of Chalk and Ward Advertising for giving his time and expertise

My Brother, Peter Wilton-Davies, graphic designer. He’s really very good and quite cheap.

CLS, providers of Argos locator beacons, for helping me out when I was poor .

Chris Pegley, of C P Shipping, for expert advice on shipping strange loads around the world, and not complaining when I phone him at home.

Gary Jarrald at G Comm for the lowest cost iridium phone rental

Expedition Foods for advice and discount

Juliet Chenery and Rob McKenzie for putting this website together. If you think it's good, they might do one for you

My Brother-in-Law, Scott Rogers, for baby-sitting when I needed to go training

Denise Martin, Polar guide and all-round nice person, for taking the time and effort to make sure I knew where I was going, and for sharing her records of previous expeditions with me. It was really appreciated.