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James Lam – Spitzbergen Retraced 2016
Tuesday 21 March 2017, 07:30pm
Contact Tony Westcott (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) & Chris Storie (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Tuesday 21 March 2017

In July 2016, James led a team of five from Oxford University which travelled high into the Arctic Circle to ski from East to West across the island of Spitsbergen. For the first time in ninety-three years they retraced the route of the pioneering 1923 expedition, which included Sandy Irvine and Noel Odell. Over the course of thirty-two entirely unsupported days the 2016 team tracked down and repeated the photos from 1923, conducted scientific surveys and pursued mountaineering objectives old and new whilst documenting it all in film.

Location South West
Upper Room of Nova Scotia, Cumberland Basin, Hotwells
Bristol
BS1 6XJ
UK
Venue: Upper Room of the Nova Scotia, Cumberland Basin, Hotwells, Bristol, BS1 6XJ. The Nova Scotia is a well-known Bristol landmark, situated at the western end of the Floating Harbour, with ample local parking and good beer. Meet for beer and food from 6.30pm; lectures start at 7.30pm.