Dr Mike Stroud (born 17 April 1955) is an expert on human health under extreme conditions. He became widely known when he partnered Ranulph Fiennes on polar expeditions. April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 3rd Baronet, OBE (born 7 March 1944), usually known simply as Ranulph Fiennes, is a British explorer and holder of several endurance records. ...

Stroud was educated at Trinity School of John Whitgift in the London Borough of Croydon. He obtained a degree (intercalated BSc) from University College London in anthropology and genetics in 1976, before qualifying as a medical doctor at University College Hospital, London in 1979. He subsequently specialised in nutrition and gastroenterology. He became a Member of the Royal College of Physicians in 1984, and a Fellow in 1995. He has studied human endurance under extreme conditions based on personal experience - running marathons in the Sahara, and trekking across polar ice. He has worked for the Ministry of Defence researching the nutritional needs of soldiers in action. Trinity School of John Whitgift The Trinity School of John Whitgift, usually referred to as Trinity School, is a British independent boys school, located in Shirley Park, Croydon. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... University College London, commonly known as UCL, is one of the colleges that make up the University of London. ... Initiation rite of the Yao people of Malawi Anthropology (from the Greek word , man or person) consists of the study of humanity (see genus Homo). ... Genetics (from the Greek genno γεννώ= give birth) is the science of genes, heredity, and the variation of organisms. ... Categories: Stub | London hospitals ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The updated USDA food pyramid, published in 2005, is a general nutrition guide for recommended food consumption. ... Gastroenterology or gastrology is the medical specialty concerned with the field of digestive diseases. ... College building by Denys Lasdun The Royal College of Physicians of London is the oldest medical institution in England was founded in 1518 and is one of the most active of all medical professional organisations. ... The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and the headquarters of the British Armed Forces. ...

He was the doctor on the In the footsteps of Scott Antarctic expedition in 1984-1986. He joined Ranulph Fiennes in 1986 to attempt to journey on foot to the North Pole unsupported. In 1992/3 Stroud and Fiennes made the first unsupported crossing of the Antarctic continent, though they were unable to cross the Ross Ice Shelf to reach the coastline. Drinking isotope labelled water and collecting regular blood and urine samples, Stroud discovered that their energy expenditure exceeded 10,000 calories per day, significantly greater than the human digestive system is capable of absorbing. Antarctic Peninsula glacier. ... North Pole Scenery When not otherwise qualified, the term North Pole usually refers to the Geographic North Pole – the northernmost point on the surface of the Earth, where the Earths axis of rotation intersects the Earths surface. ... Ross Ice Shelf in 1997. ...

In 2003 Stroud and Fiennes both completed seven marathons on seven continents in seven days in the Land Rover 7x7x7 Challenge for the British Heart Foundation - Official Page BBC news report. The British Heart Foundation is a charity organisation in the United Kingdom that sponsors research aimed to prevent heart diseases in humans. ...

He has featured in the BBC program Through the Keyhole hosted by Sir David Frost. Through the Keyhole is a light-hearted BBC (originally ITV) Panel game, where panelist must attempt to identify the celebrity who lives in a house, after they are given a video tour of it. ...

He was awarded the OBE in 1993. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire (Military division) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority...

Since 1998 he has been Senior Lecturer in Medicine, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, at Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Bibliography

• Mike Stroud (1993). Shadows on the Wasteland. Jonathan Cape. ISBN 0-224-03846-X.
• Mike Stroud (1998). Survival of the Fittest. Jonathan Cape. ISBN 0-224-04485-0.