Old Pulteney Row to the Pole
Old Pulteney Row to the Pole is the brainchild of Jock Wishart, a seasoned Arctic adventurer and Transatlantic rower. Jock will be leading a small crew in a world's first attempt to Row to the 1996 position of the Magnetic North Pole. Here you can find all you need to know about the expedition and follow the crew’s progress.
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09 Jan 2012
FURTHEST NORTH recounts the remarkable story following the Old Pulteney Row To The Pole expedition from its very beginnings through to its exhausting, dramatic, climax.
Beautifully illustrated with the photographs taken by the crew during the expedition, this is a fascinating, factual book about a unique polar and maritime adventure.
Experts told Jock Wishart that his idea of rowing a boat the 1996 certified position of the Magnetic North Pole was impossible, even foolhardy. In August 2011 he and his five crew proved them wrong.
He was clearly taking a risk in making the attempt, and history does not record any similar attempt to row the Arctic. However, as Rod Macrae's account of the expedition tells, climate change is altering this once ice-locked world and its millions of square miles of sea ice are melting.
The Old Pulteney boat ventured into the unknown. To reach the Pole position demonstrated how much is changing in this remote, deserted wilderness.
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Polar Blade At Pink Palace
20 Dec 2011
Jock with the 'pink' Leander oar at the '96 Cert Mag N.Pole
Affectionately known as the "Pink Palace", Leander Rowing Club is the most prestigious of its kind in the world. You can only become a Member if you are an international oarsperson, have competed in the Boat Race, won at Henley Royal Regatta or through special invitation. Jock has been a proud Member for over 30 years, as well as having held his wedding reception there all those years ago – back in the day when he had some say in the relationship.
To honour his close ties with Leander Jock insisted on taking one ‘pink’ oar (see pic) with him during the expedition. It not only survived multiple sabotage attempts from his fellow crew but also made it to the ’96 Magnetic North Pole in one piece. Having managed to smuggle it back to the UK Jock has recently been awarded one of the greatest honours any oarsperson could hope to receive when the Club asked if the "pink" (or cerise) spoon could be hung in the Club alongside such greats as Sir Steve Redgrave.
Last week Jock met the Leander Club President, Sir George Cox, to formally hand over and sign the spoon.
Message the crew
Track the Crew's Progress
Using Yellowbrick's Satellite technology you are able to track the crew in real time as they make their way to the 1996 position of the Magnetic North Pole.
The stats
- 7,000 calories consumed each day
- 450 miles to row
- 6 crew members
- 1 pole
The whisky
Old Pulteney Single Malt whisky has a long standing association with the sea and is also known as the ‘Genuine Maritime Malt’.