All Mark Pollock Blogs
Extreme Sports Plan 2010 – HELP!
January was all about land sailing at the foot of the Andes in Argentina, February is the month of snowboarding and each month for the rest of the year I’m going to try one new extreme sport. The plan is in place for the first 3 months – land sailing, snowboarding and kite wing skiing […]
The Impact Of Mark’s Catastrophic Accident
Mark fell from a second story window in the summer of 2010. During 16 months in hospital, he and his family try to make sense of what has happened in this extract from the award-winning documentary, Unbreakable – The Mark Pollock Story.
The first blind person in the world to race to The South Pole
Mark follows in the footsteps of Shackleton, Scott and Amundsen during a 43 day expedition race with temperatures as low as minus 50 degrees. And, after man hauling sledges over 1,000 kilometres with his teammates, Simon O’Donnell and Inge Solheim, Mark became the first blind man to race to the South Pole. Go to www.southpoleflag.com […]
The joy of acceptance
22nd July I am a serial radio listener and own a portable FM radio which is nearly always in my ear. But a couple of months ago I cut my radio listening down to a minimum. The business commentary and constant negative analysis of everything to do with the economy was genuinely getting me down, […]
Pimms, blazers and boats
The Henley Regatta is a fantastic sporting and Social event. But it can also teach us a lot about winning and coping with losing.
Irish Film Institute- Stranger than Fiction Documentary Film Festival 21st June
It is not everyday one gets to star in a documentary film festival at the Irish Film Institute. Before I come over as a lovey, I’ll remind you that unlike Andy Warhol, my moment of fame only lasted 5 minutes. My friend Ross Whitaker had created a short film about my relationship with my former […]