Saturday, May 21, 2011
Day 9 - The team had poor visibility to start today with slight winds out of the west and temperatures at -15 C. As the day went on the sun burned off the cloud cover raising the temps to -8 C allowing the team to shed their layers once again. They’ve accomplished another 30km day! Dinner tonight was enjoyed in the group shelter savoring sweet and sour pork and a little bit of Japanese whiskey.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Day 10 – The expedition team had another great mileage day with a total of 30km skied in just eight hours. The weather was more challenging as it was quite cold with cloud cover and temperatures at -15 C. The winds were from the south blowing at 15 mph.
The team layered up and had to wear their goggles and mittens today to stay warm. Breaks were short.
Congratulations to the team, they’ve made it half way a total of 265 km and are currently at the summit (elevation 2,495 meters, roughly 8,000 ft.). Tomorrow they will begin their descent. They are currently located at N66.21.379 W043.37.337.
A few messages from team member Ajeet: Best of luck and congratulations to Annie, Dirk, Lola and Piper! And, a hello to Laurie and Richard Goldsmith, Bob Douglass and Anna Kulpeck. These are folks Ajeet has traveled with to the North and South Poles.
Be sure to listen to the audio updates below. On Koen’s audio update we get to hear how the team howls and greets the dogs each morning.
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