King Edward VII School Old Boy, Andrew Gerber (Deputy Head Prefect Class of 1993) has been a part of an amazing adventure. Thanks to Andrew’s Dad, Lewis Gerber (Class of 1960) who wrote in and told us about what our Old Boy has been up to.

Andrew has been part of an expedition team that has halved the World Record for the crossing of Greenland (along the Arctic Circle).

Click on the given link to read more of what Andrew and his Team achieved:

67n-Greenland Challenge

The Cape Argus also ran an article on this amazing adventure and challenge: 

Andrew was also the first South African to walk to the South Pole and still holds the World Record for the fastest time to the North Pole.

After growing up in South Africa, Andrew moved to the UK at the age of sixteen. An avid rower, sailor and skier, Andrew’s first expedition experience was to the South Pole in 2002 with Tom and Patrick. He was a key member of the 2005 North Pole expedition with Tom and George, which was the culmination of a multi-year project. Many weeks were spent training in the polar conditions of Baffin Island in northern Canada the previous year as the team built their replica wooden sledges, tested equipment and drive dog teams for hundreds of miles across the desolate Meta Incognita Peninsula.

Andrew is a director of the Romanian Commercial Bank in Bucharest in Romania, where he lives with his wife Rowena, and their four children, Nicholas, Thomas, Mary and Annabel.

Congratulations Andrew on this fantastic feat and know the Red Community are extremely proud of you!

Photos of Andrew and the Greenland Challenge Team: