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Rockall pod-dweller Hancock beats solo occupation record
40 days atop North Atlantic islet
Brit adventurer Nick Hancock has broken the Rockall solo occupation record of 40 days – set back in 1985 by ex-SAS bloke Tom McClean.
Hanock tweeted his success today as he eyes the next record, which would involve surpassing the 42 days spent atop the North Atlantic granite outcrop by three Greenpeace activists back in 1997.
DAY 40 on #Rockall equalling Tom McClean's 39 year old solo record! Please support @HelpforHeroes by donating here: http://t.co/pnb5B40e6l
— Nick Hancock FRGS (@RockallNick) July 14, 2014
Hancock is due to exit the rock later this week, earlier than planned. He'd hoped to pass a peaceful 60 days in a survival podule on the world's remotest boulder, but a rather hairy storm claimed a good part of his food supplies during what the plucky rock-dweller described as "the worst experience of my life".
Nonetheless, Hancock posted posted a fetching selfie yesterday showing he's in pretty good shape, apart from suffering somewhat in the hair department.
Fret ye not, an appointment with the barber's chair awaits
Should bad weather prevent a seaborne extraction this week, Rockall's temporary resident has enough food for roughly another 5-10 days. ®
Bootnote
For those of you not familiar with the sacred islet, it looks like this...
...and can be found right here: