The team is officially on its way! As they had planned the night before, the team set out for a half day's practice ski after breakfast this morning. They covered about four nautical miles, before kicking off their skis back at Union Glacier. Lucky for them, the cooks at Union Glacier had thoughtfully set aside some extra food for our team as everyone else at the camp had already finished lunch.
The team loves every dish that Union Glacier cooks up, and right about the time that they were wondering what the cooks were making for dinner, they were informed that a twin otter plane would shortly be ready to take them to their expedition's starting line, 89 degrees south!
They hopped aboard with kit in tow, and touched down safely on the polar plateau. After skiing for about one nautical mile, they called it a day. They had energy to go much farther, but in the interest of establishing a routine daily work/rest schedule, they called it a day before skiing into the late evening.
They are on their way. Their challenge for the next few days will be getting along with the altitude. The polar plateau is much higher above sea level than Union Glacier, and that extra elevation will be physically and mentally taxing.
Thanks for following. Stay tuned for more updates.
The team loves every dish that Union Glacier cooks up, and right about the time that they were wondering what the cooks were making for dinner, they were informed that a twin otter plane would shortly be ready to take them to their expedition's starting line, 89 degrees south!
They hopped aboard with kit in tow, and touched down safely on the polar plateau. After skiing for about one nautical mile, they called it a day. They had energy to go much farther, but in the interest of establishing a routine daily work/rest schedule, they called it a day before skiing into the late evening.
They are on their way. Their challenge for the next few days will be getting along with the altitude. The polar plateau is much higher above sea level than Union Glacier, and that extra elevation will be physically and mentally taxing.
Thanks for following. Stay tuned for more updates.
Good luck to everyone! Special thoughts to Keith (our lead guide during last spring's North Pole expedition), Cheryl (Nikki, Cheryl's daughter, was one of our North Pole skiers) and Wendy (a North Pole dogger). It is sure to be a magical adventure and it sounds like the team has already learned the most important lesson; working together. I'll be following with some envy.
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Hey Bob! Chris from Polar Explorers here. I'm following with envy too!
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