Svalbard Ski Expedition 2017
Mar 20
#6: spectacular light
Published at 19:25
We enjoyed a much warmer night, around -20c, and everyone slept much better. I'm always happiest when I know people sleep well, it being a critical part of expedition functionality and enjoyment.
We skied back towards our original camp and watched as the light danced and played on the valley floor. Beautiful parhelia emerged as the sun arced behind one of the mountains, the vertical bands of rainbow hovering above a valley and saddle on either side of the peak. As we skied through the shadow cast by the mountain the temperature plummeted 8 degrees to hit -29c. The contrast between light and shade is at its starkest here in Svalbard.
A distant figure was momentarily mistaken for a polar bear until stick legs and a stocky body revealed a reindeer foraging on scant buried grass.
Eric
Pic of our smiley team.
We skied back towards our original camp and watched as the light danced and played on the valley floor. Beautiful parhelia emerged as the sun arced behind one of the mountains, the vertical bands of rainbow hovering above a valley and saddle on either side of the peak. As we skied through the shadow cast by the mountain the temperature plummeted 8 degrees to hit -29c. The contrast between light and shade is at its starkest here in Svalbard.
A distant figure was momentarily mistaken for a polar bear until stick legs and a stocky body revealed a reindeer foraging on scant buried grass.
Eric
Pic of our smiley team.
- Name: Camp 4
- Elevation: 21 m
- Latitude: 78° 15’ 44” North
- Longitude: 17° 14’ 16” East
Our smiley team.
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