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Plucky Brit adventurer Nick Hancock will depart the North Atlantic islet of Rockall on Saturday - short of his intended 60-day stay but after breaking both the solo and group occupation records. Nick Hanock on Rockall with his survival podule and a small bottle of champagne 40 days atop Rockall. Cheers A couple of days ago …

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  1. Neil Barnes Silver badge
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    Well done Nick!

    Any word on whether he's worked out how to get his podule home? It'd be a shame to be done for littering!

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    1. auburnman
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      Re: Well done Nick!

      IIRC he lost some climbing kit in the storm and he is considering the possibility he'll have to just punt it into the sea and pick it up from the recovery vessel (if it doesn't sink.)

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  2. Bunbury

    world's remotest outcrop

    While Rockall is approx 400km from other parts of the British Isles, it is not the world's remotest outcrop. That is Bouvet Island, which is 1600km remote from the nearest land.

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    1. Gordon 10
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      Re: world's remotest outcrop

      Theres a difference between the World and the British Isles? potato potaato.

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      1. Vladimir Plouzhnikov
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        Re: world's remotest outcrop

        "Theres a difference between the World and the British Isles?"

        Well... The sun never sets and all that stuff...

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    2. Lester Haines (Written by Reg staff) Gold badge
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      Re: world's remotest outcrop

      Not so - Rockall is the remotest single islet, as far as I can tell. Bouvet Island has a few small islets of its own off its coast.

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  3. Anonymous Coward
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    Make Rockall exempt from VAT and all occupancy records will be broken.

    P.S. Congratz Mr. Hancock.

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    1. Buiatra
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      "Make Rockall exempt from VAT and all occupancy records will be broken"

      Then call it "El Peñón 2"

      It´s a joke

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      1. Lester Haines (Written by Reg staff) Gold badge
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        I like it. Good plan.

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