Icetrek North Pole Ski Expedition 2015
Apr 06
#9: Skiing by the fiord
Published at 19:24
We're at the Barentz Bar, sated on pizza, beer and wine (and Coke for Nacer) after an afternoon of skiing by the fiord. We found a great location that mimics what we will find on the Arctic Ocean - ice floes set in a jigsaw pattern, their ends almost touching with span just enough to cross on skis. OK, so they were grounded on the fiord bed but once on the ocean we will have 4km of water beneath us.
Any sojourn out of Longyearbyen has a risk of polar bear, slim but there, so we are armed
with rifle (and two snipers!). On occasions a bear has wandered into town and some years ago a girl was taken on the very hill we climbed yesterday.
Our flight out is now scheduled on the 8th, we are as ready as can be and feel as though we'll be launching from the blocks. Eric
Any sojourn out of Longyearbyen has a risk of polar bear, slim but there, so we are armed
with rifle (and two snipers!). On occasions a bear has wandered into town and some years ago a girl was taken on the very hill we climbed yesterday.
Our flight out is now scheduled on the 8th, we are as ready as can be and feel as though we'll be launching from the blocks. Eric
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