Monday, 18th August, 2008

KISS The Planet

The show went out on KISS yesterday (Sunday 17th August) at 10pm. It was great fun. But this is just the start.

Listen out on KISS to see where I’m off to next.

What will you do? KISS The Planet: 100 ways.

Thursday, 14th August, 2008

14/08/2008

Sam is back in the country and getting ready for his KISS The Planet show on KISS at 10pm on Sunday 17th August.

Thursday, 24th April, 2008

Day 23

After two days rest Sam and his team are now back on trail. The first signs of global warming are getting obvious. Listen to what they have discovered.

Wednesday, 23rd April, 2008

Day 22

Eventually Sam and the team found an even landing strip. After eating some provisions and having a wash they feel quite refreshed now. But they still haven’t reached the next step of their journey…

Tuesday, 22nd April, 2008

Day 21 - call 2

Listen to why Sam calls a second time, just 10 minutes after the first one….

Tuesday, 22nd April, 2008

Day 21 - Call 1

Today’s challenge will be to find an even landing strip to receive necessary provisions as the team and the dogs are pretty exhausted. Why does this become a challenge? Find out here.

Thursday, 17th April, 2008

Sam’s Call - Day 12

Despite the runners being out of shape, hitting rough ice and bumping into a polar bear again, Sam and his crew are still well and continuing their trip on Ellesmere Island. Listen to what else happened on day 12….

Sunday, 13th April, 2008

Sam’s call - day 8

On day eight Sam and his crew got stalked by a big bear. Luckily they could frighten the bear away and could go ahead with their journey. 53 days still remaining…..

Saturday, 12th April, 2008

Sam’s call - day 7

Luckily Sam and his team had no further visits by bears last night. However, today’s struggles were the extreme weather conditions which dominate the Canadian Arctic….

Friday, 11th April, 2008

Sam’s call - day 6

On day six Sam’s team got some company by not just one, but three bears. Now they hope for a good nights sleep after this shocking experience. Check out how they managed to scare the bears away….

Thursday, 10th April, 2008

Sam’s shares a story

After Sam’s arrival on Ellesmere Island he and his crew met another English expedition team, listen here to what happened to them and why one of their team left after two days….

Thursday, 27th March, 2008

Sam Branson Video Interview

Sam Branson talks about what inspired him to join the 2008 Ellesmere Island Expedition.

Tuesday, 25th March, 2008

Breakfast Show Interview

Before he left for the wilds of the Arctic north, Sam popped into the studio to chat with the Breakfast crew, and launch ‘KISS the Planet’ to the nation!

Sunday, 23rd March, 2008

Race To Kimmirut - Part 2

The expedition in Iqaluit took part in a 6 day traditional dogsled race between Iqaluit and Kimmirut. This race will provide the team with excellent training and help them prepare for the expedition. Take a listen to how they got on….

Friday, 14th March, 2008

Just keep eating…

The last few days have been pretty crazy. The expedition house has been full of boxes of food and expedition equipment has been bulging out of every corner. Its great to meet the team and they are all obviously very experienced and at times I have felt a bit out of my depth.

Wednesday, 12th March, 2008

Kimmirut Race Video Report

Watch this video report from the second day of the three day Kimmirut Race

Monday, 3rd March, 2008

Race To Kimmirut - Part 1

Take a listen to the first report from Kimmirut

Saturday, 1st March, 2008

The beginning

As I am writing this I am flying high up above the white plains below, travelling from Ottawa in Canada, to Iqaluit on Baffin Island, where the adventure begins. When I arrive we have two weeks of training there and then we set off to Ellesmere Island, just off the coast of Greenland on our 60-day dogsled expedition.