Icetrek North Pole Ski 2017
Apr 03
#1: Set to go
Published at 21:25
John and I have been together in Longyearbyen now for a couple of days, preparing our sleds, food and equipment for our upcoming adventure to the North Pole. Today John took off on a snowmobiling adventure in search of polar bears but blizzard conditions thwarted a ride out to the most populous area, the east coast, and none were spotted. Nevertheless he returned full of beans having covered a fair swag of territory despite the wind and poor contrast.
Tomorrow we board the Antonov 74 jet and fly 2.5 hours to Barneo Ice Camp on the Arctic Ocean where we continue by helicopter to our start point at 89 degrees. From there we engage with pure wilderness, battling pressure ridges, leads, bitter cold and the ever-present ice underfoot as it drifts with the wind and the tides, eddies and currents of the ocean below.
Eric
Tomorrow we board the Antonov 74 jet and fly 2.5 hours to Barneo Ice Camp on the Arctic Ocean where we continue by helicopter to our start point at 89 degrees. From there we engage with pure wilderness, battling pressure ridges, leads, bitter cold and the ever-present ice underfoot as it drifts with the wind and the tides, eddies and currents of the ocean below.
Eric
- Name: Longyearbyen
- Elevation: 26 m
- Latitude: 78° 13’ 21” North
- Longitude: 15° 38’ 4” East
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