It now January 8 and we have been pinned down at high camp for 4 days. It is very miserable outside the tent. The temperature is about -26c with a 20 knot wind making the windchill -46c. Too cold to go out for long. We are consuming small amounts of food and water to conserve…
Yesterday we made the move from low camp to high camp. We felt we wanted to put ourselves into position to attempt the summit when the weather cleared. To get to high camp we first ascended 1200m of fixed line up a 45 degree slope. With full packs this is quite the task I tell…
Once again I am fortunate to be travelling to Antarctica. This will be my fourth visit to the most remote and inhospitable and beautiful continent on our planet. Every time I return from Antarctica I believe it will be my last visit, and then another opportunity pops up. About 3 weeks ago my friend Ryan…
Google calls it Psychological Safety. Patrick Lencioni just calls it Trust. Really, they’re two sides of the same coin, but the point is – trust matters. In my previous post, I reviewed some research conducted by Google that identified psychological safety as the most fundamental characteristic of high performing teams. After writing the post, I…
At Summit Team Building we are constantly growing and developing to meet your team building and training workshop needs. Since 1997 we have been honing our craft and we are now one of the largest team building companies in the country. We have established a great reputation and are sought out by companies from…
Over the last ten years I have had the pleasure of delivering a heck of a lot of team building programs for Summit and I have learned a lot about things that can make or break a successful event. One detail that we consistently get great feedback about is the playlist that we have going…
I am excited to tell you that earlier this year, I wrote a blog post, where I interviewed my colleague, Dave Gibson. You can read all about it here. I am excited to tell you that throughout 2017, I will be giving you a behind-the-scenes look and interviewing each member of our fantastic team. This…
The Best Team Building Activities – The Elusive Formula If you are looking for Team Building Activities that will result in the development of a high performing team and don’t know where to start what do you do? Well, you might ask Google and like so many of life’s other questions, Google actually has the…
I arrived back in Punta Arenas on January 3 after a long overnight flight from Antarctica. There is so much to say and to tell that it is impossible to do in this brief blog. We arrived at the South Pole on December 30 at 5pm. Our official completion time is 43 days, 3 hours,…
Scott has returned home safe and sound from the South Pole. He appeared on CTV Barrie News tonight. You can watch the segment by clicking here. A summary from Scott will follow in a few days.