Day 13
Date: April 17 Distance traveled: 12 km Means of transport: skis Total distance: 276 km Today we have done almost 12 km in a gale of wind and snow. We went near some beautiful cliffs of black and reddish rock. The sun a little bit shaded gave us an authentic arctic image. What a place [...]
Day 12
Date: April 16 Distance traveled: 15 km Means of transport: skis Total distance: 264km Today in the morning at -20° we found the snow transformed, it hardened enough to make today's trek more pleasant but only until noon. The temperature rose to a pleasant -15° and no wind. Until this [...]
Day 11
Date: April 15 Distance covered: 10 km Means of transport: skis Total distance: 249 km The snow is soft and powdery and we have crossed two lines of ice compression. One of more than two meters high, it has been a hard day, but we know that when we set up the camp our best day will come, [...]
Day 10
Date: April 14 Distance covered: 15 km Means of transport: skis Total distance: 239km Today another 15km!!!! But with a lot of effort, the ice has not given us a single cm. The weight of the pulkas in the soft snow makes us drag an even heavier load. It seems that we go in procession [...].
Day 9
Date: April 13 Distance covered: 15 km Means of transport: skis Total distance: 224 km Daily challenge achieved, 15 km ! The day started with a terrible cold wind from the north, with thermal sensation of -31°C. Then, at noon the temperature rose to -16°, and the sun gave us a faint and warm visit. [...]
Day 8
Date: April 12 Distance covered: 14 km Means of transport: skis Total distance: 209 km "Tomorrow we will take off from Prescott Island, all day we have been enjoying the great walls that this island has. Tomorrow we will continue heading directly south, to reach King William Island, which is 400 km away [...]".
Day 7
Date: April 11 Distance traveled: 14 km Means of transport: skis Total distance: 195 km Today we arrived very tired, the snow is transforming and has slowed us down a lot. The weight of the pulkas is still not light enough. Still, we managed the distance, we added 14 km more. N 73,134560° [...]
Day 6
Date: April 10 Distance covered: 14 km Means of transport: skis Total distance: 181 km We managed 14 km. Poor visibility, but happy for a new day in the Northwest Passage, mythical place of polar exploration. We corrected the course with a digital compass, since the magnetic compass does not turn due to the [...]
Day 5
Date: April 9 Distance traveled: 11 km Means of transport: skis Total distance: 167 km Today we had a beautiful day. It was barely visible, but we were enjoying pure sailing, oriented with the wind and the sun. The sun was fine until it disappeared. Then it opened up a little bit and gave us [...]
Day 4
Date: April 8 Distance traveled: 0 km Means of transport: in camp, BIG STORM Total distance: 156 km The storm has passed. 17 hours in the sack. We have dried our clothes. All well. Tomorrow we continue the crossing 💪😉 today we had heat at -16°C N 73,461403° W 96,872227°.