Rockall Solo is a unique endurance expedition to be undertaken in order to raise funds for Help for Heroes. Since the first recorded landing in 1811, only four people have spent more than one night on Rockall. The challenge for Nick is to land on Rockall and survive solo for 60 days, setting two new endurance records: “THE LONGEST SOLO OCCUPATION OF ROCKALL” and “THE LONGEST OCCUPATION OF ROCKALL IN HISTORY”.
Rockall is a very small island lying approximately 300km (186 miles) west of St. Kilda. St Kilda is 66km (41 miles) west of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, and 430km (267 miles) from the nearest point on the Irish mainland. The outcrop measures circa 25m (82ft) on its north-south axis and 22m (72ft) on its east-west axis; the summit is circa 18 m (59ft) above sea level, having been officially 19.2m (63ft) ASL prior to the summit being removed in 1971.
The small island of Rockall, where Nick Hancock will be living and working.
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Nick aims to undertake research during his stay on Rockall, in order to continue the geographical, geological, ornithological, entomological, and botanical work that has been carried out to date, particularly that of James Fisher in 1955. He will carry out a study of bird, insect and plant life, collecting new rock samples and completing a GNSS survey. Nick hopes to provide as full a picture of the micro-environment of Rockall as possible and update the pre-existing data. His website is https://www.rockallsolo.com/.
HELP FOR HEROES (H4H) was founded by Bryn and Emma Parry after a visit to Selly Oak Hospital in the summer of 2007. Bryn and Emma met some extraordinarily brave young men who had been badly wounded and they just wanted to do something to help. The charity was launched in October 2007 and, with the backing and support of celebrities, The Royal Family, The Media and countless ordinary decent people, it has raised over 1m pounds a month since then.
