As Nick Hancock begins his Rockall occupation, what is the real point of expedition personal challenge or territorial claim? The British love affair with Rockall is a strange and wondrous thing. For more than 50 years, a great deal of flag-waving fervour has been indulged in the name of exploration. And here we go again: on Thursday a civilian explorer began an occupation of this inhospitable piece of rock lying 300 miles west of mainland Scotland for 60 days ostensibly in aid of Help for Heroes...
As Nick Hancock begins his Rockall occupation, what is the real point of expedition personal challenge or territorial claim? The British love affair with Rockall is a strange and wondrous thing. For more than 50 years, a great deal of flag-waving fervour has been indulged in the name of exploration. And here we go again: on Thursday a civilian explorer began an occupation of this inhospitable piece of rock lying 300 miles west of mainland Scotland for 60 days ostensibly in aid of Help for Heroes...
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