Tom Avery

A polar explorer, mountaineer, dad to be, and one of only 41 people in history to have reached both North and South Poles on foot

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Paperback edition of To The End of the Earth out today. Amazon selling it for a bargain £6.29 with free delivery! http://tiny.cc/dKM3p

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Positive review for To the End of the Earth in today's Daily Telegraph. "Gripping stuff" is how they described it!

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And a massive well done to my old mate Kenton Cool for his 7th successful Everest summit in 6 years. Keep sucking on those O's pal!

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Huge congrats to living legend Sir Ran Fiennes for conquering Everest on Thurs. Not bad for a vertigo-suffering 65-yr old with only one hand

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The results are in...and...we lost! By a very commendable 4200 votes to 6200. All in all a very lively debate. This is only the beginning!

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Closing statements from the panelists...

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Inspiring words from a disheveled and gaunt pen hadow, fresh back from the frozen arctic ocean. More riotous applause from the galleries...

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Long faces amongst the panel of rgs council members sitting up on stage at the moment!

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Big cheers and bravos for the great nigel winser's impassioned plea for the rgs to run its own expeditions again

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Things livening up. Olly steeds just accused rgs president rita gardiner of behaving like robert mugabe - direct to her face!

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Off to the Royal Geographical Society to lend my support to http://thebeaglecampaign.com/. It's going to be a heated, lively debate!

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Interestin report from my old Bristol Uni profesor downplaying impact of melting Antarctica http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8050094.stm

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Gave another talk in st andrew's 4 shell last nite.Now in cab back to airport.Stunning day.V.excited to see snow still on the mountain tops!

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Good interview in this week's Country Life mag (UK) - although the zoomed in pic of my frostbitten hooter might put you off your lunch

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Gave a talk for Shell in St Andrew's last nite. They're hard as nails those oil riggers. And a good laugh. Should have packed the golf clubs