Luke Robertson, First Solo, Unassisted and Unsupported Scot to South Pole
- Submitted by: Lewis Macdonald, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 January 2016
- Motion reference: S4M-15339
That the Parliament congratulates Stonehaven’s Luke Robertson on becoming the first Scot and the youngest person from the UK to complete a solo, unassisted and unsupported trek to the South Pole after a 39-day journey starting on 5 December 2015; notes that the unassisted journey involved dragging the 130kg of equipment necessary for his expedition across 730 miles of snow and ice in temperatures of about -50C and winds of 100mph, and understands that Mr Robertson was inspired to make the journey after having surgery to remove a suspected brain tumour and that his adventure has so far raised £47,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Colin Beattie, Graeme Dey, Nigel Don, Neil Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Kenneth Gibson, Iain Gray, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Gordon MacDonald, Liam McArthur, Mark McDonald, Jamie McGrigor, Stuart McMillan, Anne McTaggart, Nanette Milne, Elaine Murray, Gil Paterson, Dennis Robertson, Liz Smith, Kevin Stewart, David Torrance, Jean Urquhart