About 4 years ago I set myself a goal - to do a significant journey to each of the world's four icecaps. I had given myself a taster of doing one - a 56 day journey to the South Pole. It was a huge journey and a wonderful one.
Many people think that doing a self contained, non motorised ski trip in the Antarctic would change me. I didn't feel then that it had, though it had certainly added a new script to my life - First Australian Woman...., Icy pole Lady....., that mad woman who........ (Those are just a few of the many thoughts others have about me or the trip.)
What has changed me more is the journey to complete the goal that was subsequently set - to do three more amazing trips. This journey is hard - to organise these trips takes years, to raise enough money seems impossible. The process impacts on relationships with friends, partner, family. It requires creating and maintaining a public profile. It leaves no space for other goals. This journey has me questioning 'why?' - though I know that when I get back out on the ice again I'll know why.
I feel a long way off achieving the goal - but hope that with determination I will get there. I need help - from people who can do bits of the organising better than I can, from people who know how to raise funds. More than anything else I need to show that I believe it can be done - because without that conviction it won't happen. There are many steps to take but with this blog I am one more step along the way.
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