Henry John R Cookson, FRGS (born 16 September 1975)[1] is a British polar explorer and adventurer. On 19 January 2007 he, alongside fellow Britons Rory Sweet and Rupert Longsdon, and their Canadian polar guide Paul Landry, became the first team to reach the southern pole of Inaccessibility (POI) by foot, the last visitors being a research team using tracked vehicles & planes in 1965.[2]
He was born in Wimbledon and attended the Ecole de Roche, Harrow School, and the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He briefly worked at investment bank Goldman Sachs.
Scott Dunn Polar Challenge
In 2005 he was persuaded to enter the Scott Dunn Polar Challenge as the third member of Team Hardware, alongside Rory Sweet and Rupert Longsdon. Despite all being novice polar explorers, they defied the odds and won the gruelling 360 mile race to the magnetic north pole, breaking the course record in the process and finishing four hours ahead of the nearest competitors, a team of a Royal Marine and two Army Commandos.[3]
Team N2i
The Pole of Inaccessibility station in January 2007
Following the success of the Scott Dunn Polar Challenge, the trio decided to turn their sights on an expedition to the Antarctic Pole of Inaccessibility. Training began in 2006, and Canadian Paul Landry joined the effort. On 19 January 2007, 48 days after setting off from Novolazarevskaya Station, the four reached their goal, after kite skiing 1,100 miles to their destination.[4] Upon arrival, they discovered the most visible remains left behind from the previous Soviet expedition in 1958, and the only indication that they had reached the POI - a bust of Lenin, which had been fixed to the chimney of a Russian built hut.
For their endeavors, they are in the Guinness Book of Records as the first people to reach the Pole of Inaccessibility without using motored craft.
Walking With The Wounded
It was announced in 2010 that Henry had been approached by Simon Daglish and Edward Parker to sign on as an expedition guide for Walking With The Wounded, a charitable expedition to the north pole aimed at raising funds for injured servicemen and women. The expedition patron was Prince Harry, who stated his intention to join the expedition for its final days should his military commitments allow.[5]
References
^"Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
^Cameron, R. L.; Picciotto, E.; Kane, H. S.; Gliozzi, J. (April 1968). "Glaciology of the Queen Maud Land Traverse, 1964-65 South Pole - Pole of Relative Inaccessibility". Institute of Polar Studies Report. 23. hdl:1811/38761.
^"Thousand-mile odyssey to the end of the earth". The Sunday Times. 28 January 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
^"UK | UK team makes polar trek history". BBC News. 20 January 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
^Henry Cookson (16 September 1975). . Walkingwiththewounded.org.uk. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
henry, cookson, other, people, named, disambiguation, henry, john, cookson, frgs, born, september, 1975, british, polar, explorer, adventurer, january, 2007, alongside, fellow, britons, rory, sweet, rupert, longsdon, their, canadian, polar, guide, paul, landry. For other people named Henry Cookson see Henry Cookson disambiguation Henry John R Cookson FRGS born 16 September 1975 1 is a British polar explorer and adventurer On 19 January 2007 he alongside fellow Britons Rory Sweet and Rupert Longsdon and their Canadian polar guide Paul Landry became the first team to reach the southern pole of Inaccessibility POI by foot the last visitors being a research team using tracked vehicles amp planes in 1965 2 Henry CooksonHenry Cookson kissing a wolf in NorwayBorn 1975 09 16 16 September 1975 age 47 Wimbledon EnglandNationalityBritishOccupationExplorer expedition organiserYears active2005 presentKnown forHolder of the World Record for reaching the exact centre of the Antarctic without mechanical means in 2006Websitehttp www henrycookson com Contents 1 Early life 2 Scott Dunn Polar Challenge 3 Team N2i 4 Walking With The Wounded 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditHe was born in Wimbledon and attended the Ecole de Roche Harrow School and the University of Newcastle upon Tyne He briefly worked at investment bank Goldman Sachs Scott Dunn Polar Challenge EditIn 2005 he was persuaded to enter the Scott Dunn Polar Challenge as the third member of Team Hardware alongside Rory Sweet and Rupert Longsdon Despite all being novice polar explorers they defied the odds and won the gruelling 360 mile race to the magnetic north pole breaking the course record in the process and finishing four hours ahead of the nearest competitors a team of a Royal Marine and two Army Commandos 3 Team N2i Edit The Pole of Inaccessibility station in January 2007 Following the success of the Scott Dunn Polar Challenge the trio decided to turn their sights on an expedition to the Antarctic Pole of Inaccessibility Training began in 2006 and Canadian Paul Landry joined the effort On 19 January 2007 48 days after setting off from Novolazarevskaya Station the four reached their goal after kite skiing 1 100 miles to their destination 4 Upon arrival they discovered the most visible remains left behind from the previous Soviet expedition in 1958 and the only indication that they had reached the POI a bust of Lenin which had been fixed to the chimney of a Russian built hut For their endeavors they are in the Guinness Book of Records as the first people to reach the Pole of Inaccessibility without using motored craft Walking With The Wounded EditIt was announced in 2010 that Henry had been approached by Simon Daglish and Edward Parker to sign on as an expedition guide for Walking With The Wounded a charitable expedition to the north pole aimed at raising funds for injured servicemen and women The expedition patron was Prince Harry who stated his intention to join the expedition for its final days should his military commitments allow 5 References Edit Index entry FreeBMD ONS Retrieved 12 August 2016 Cameron R L Picciotto E Kane H S Gliozzi J April 1968 Glaciology of the Queen Maud Land Traverse 1964 65 South Pole Pole of Relative Inaccessibility Institute of Polar Studies Report 23 hdl 1811 38761 Thousand mile odyssey to the end of the earth The Sunday Times 28 January 2007 Retrieved 20 May 2010 UK UK team makes polar trek history BBC News 20 January 2007 Retrieved 20 May 2010 Henry Cookson 16 September 1975 Henry Cookson Walking With The Wounded Walkingwiththewounded org uk Archived from the original on 26 May 2010 Retrieved 20 May 2010 External links Edithttp www teamn2i com http www cooksonadventures com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Cookson amp oldid 1102552243, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
