Dispatch #14 - Jade's Quest Greenland Crossing

Jade's Quest Greenland Crossing

Dispatches

May 21

#14:
half day

Published at 00:53

Another wet storm hit us overnight and persisted until 4pm. We used the time wisely, tinkering with gear, filming interviews, reading and snoozing.

At 4.15pm we skied off into a clearing horizon and the late afternoon entertained us with scenes to the west of epic cloud displays, from dark Armageddonesque fronts to rolls of silver-lined nimbus to sheer mists that enveloped all but the snow beneath us. Clouds like this are rare on the Antarctic plateau but quite common here it seems.

Tents up by 10pm with DYE II just 5km away.

Tomorrow we cross the Arctic Circle which rims the earth at approx N66.30.

Eric

Pics of Paul skiing towards DYE II, Heath confronting Armageddon, silver-lined horizon, Heath and Fred and Heath, Jade and Paul pulling into camp.

Name: Camp 12
Elevation: 2058 m
Latitude: 66° 30’ 52” North
Longitude: 46° 23’ 49” West

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Comments

2017-05-21 05:53:43 Rob R says: Really enjoying reading about the crossing. Brings back great memories
2017-05-21 01:10:25 colin says: love image # one in purple-dyed jacket...the die is cast...those dinky-di Ozzies head st as a die towards DYEII
2017-05-21 01:00:57 John M says: Keep up the effort Eric - wonderful reading the blog and wishing I was there with you (even though I doubt that I could keep up with young Jade!)... Stay safe. John