Oliver Shepard (born 1946) is a British explorer. He participated in the Transglobe Expedition, the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe from pole to pole.[1][2]
Shepard was educated at Heatherdown School, near Ascot in Berkshire, followed by Eton College (also in Berkshire). In 1964, he was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards, after which he joined 21 Regiment Special Air Service (Artists). His civilian career started at the Charrington Brewery in the East End of London in 1968. In 1975 he joined Sir Ranulph Fiennes and his wife Ginny at the Duke of York Barracks, Chelsea. Between 1975 and 1979, he worked on preparations for the Transglobe Expedition. He went with members of the group to Scotland in 1975, followed by Exercise Greenland in 1976, and the British North Pole Expedition in 1977. On the Transglobe Expedition he travelled with Fiennes and Charlie Burton on the 67-day Antarctic crossing, and acted as doctor, dentist, scientist and mechanic. Because of family problems, he returned to the UK after the South Pole crossing, and worked in the office in London.[3][4][5] Following Transglobe, Shepard was involved in a number of further polar expeditions, and also organised the trans-Antarctic crossing undertaken by Fiennes and Mike Stroud. In later life he supported the Army Cadet Force (ACF) and the ABF, including sharing his experiences and his knowledge.[6]
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edit- ^ Dimery, Rob (18 August 2015). "1982: First Surface Circumnavigation via both Geographical Poles". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ Shepard, Oliver (1981). "Transglobe Expedition, 1979–82". Polar Record. 20 (129). Cambridge University Press: 572–575. Bibcode:1981PoRec..20..572S. doi:10.1017/S0032247400004034. S2CID 129179814. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ Preston, Alex (24 August 2019). "Pole to Pole: the story behind Sir Ranulph Fiennes' pioneering circumpolar expedition - told 40 years on". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Biographies". Transglobe Expedition. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ The Economist (2019). "Literary trek eased the polar depths". The Australian. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Centurions welcome expedition legend". The Volunteer. No. 90. North West Reserve Forces & Cadets Association. 2012. p. 8.
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