n 16th July 2007 the pair will start a three day training exercise that will include deprivation of all food and being put through a series of physical and mental tests. The tests will include navigating long distance legs through the Lake District whilst continually being tested for other essential functions such as dexterity, memory, and mental alertness.
This exercise is designed to simulate the physical and mental stresses that will be imposed on the two men when they are on remote legs of their expedition through the Amazon basin – and food is scarce