During his 16 years with the Royal Marines, Alan faced some of the world’s toughest climates: arctic, desert, jungle through to remote mountains. He is a qualified diver, parachutist, paramedic and ski survival instructor. He spent 4 winters teaching arctic survival techniques in the mountains of north Norway. Alan led the first British team to walk unsupported in a 70 day, 500 mile trek from Canada to the geographical North Pole.
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