The Coats Have Arrived!

On Thursday, December 13, members of the Outdoor Survival Canada team came by Toronto General Hospital bearing gifts: the MISSION coats for the Test Your Limits team. Dr. Heather Ross and Dr. Diego Delgado were there to try on their coats and take a few photos with the team’s official clothing supplier.

Outdoor Survival Canada has generously provided the coats for the South Pole expedition to keep the team safe and warm. Thank you so much for your continued support of the Test Your Limits team and the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre!

Be sure to check out our Facebook page for more photos.

South Pole 2013 Update!

Dr. Heather Ross and the Test Your Limits team are at it again!

In January 2013, an expedition is being organized to attempt the South Pole! 

To kick off the countdown to this new adventure, we have launched a brand new Test Your Limits website, complete with an integrated blog feature!

Visit www.testyourlimits.ca and register today to follow the and to offer your comments of support to Heather and team as they train to take on the South Pole in 2013!

[VIDEO] Outfitting ‘Test Your Limits’: A South Pole Expedition

Outdoor Survival Canada had the great opportunity to outfit a group of medical doctors who will be setting out on an expedition to the South Pole in order to raise awareness to heart failure and organ donation in Canada. We had a chance to talk to Dr. Heather Ross, one of the lead members of the ‘Test Your Limits Team’ about the expedition and why they chose Outdoor Survival Canada. Continue reading “[VIDEO] Outfitting ‘Test Your Limits’: A South Pole Expedition”

Test Your Limits 2010: The North Pole

They Made It!

The Test Your Limits team toasted with champagne at the North Pole! Once they reached the Pole, all directions pointed south, all lines of longitude converge; it really is the top of the world. The sun stayed continuously in the sky, permanently above the horizon, in essence time stood still as the North Pole has no assigned time zone. It wasn’t an easy trek and it was filled with extreme challenges and weather. Continue reading “Test Your Limits 2010: The North Pole”