Tuesday 17 September 2013

Frozen Harry prepares for South Pole trek

Prince Harry warms his hands after spending 20 hours in a freezer chamber
Reuters

Britain’s Prince Harry warms his hands after a cold chamber training exercise with the Walking with the Wounded South Pole Allied Challenge 2013 British team at Nuneaton in central England
It’s official, it’s even wind-tested: Prince Harry is now the royal with the chill factor.
It would be tempting to say that the Prince spent last night in a giant freezer to simulate the conditions he will face when he races to the South Pole this winter, except the cold chamber where he was incarcerated for 20 hours was colder than any freezer.
Harry and his team-mates were subjected to temperatures of -35C, which with the windchill factor - and yes, they turned the wind machine up to high - was the equivalent of -55C.
Thus, when Harry emerged from the chamber

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