Day 20
Date: April 24. Distance covered: 17 km. Means of transport: Skis. Total distance: 357 km. Today, at last we say goodbye at Cape Eyre on Prince of Wales Island, and we enter the mythical Franklin Strait, leaving the first ephemeris of the project, the Spanish navigators and explorers who mapped the contours [...]
Day 19
Date: April 23rd. Distance covered: 18 km. Means of transport: Skis. Total distance: 340 km. Today we celebrate that we have crossed the mark of 200 km of distance in autonomy. We are going slow because of the stops, but without pause. Tomorrow we continue south and enter the mythical Franklin Strait. N 71.906859° O 96.415029°.
Day 18
Date: April 22nd Distance covered: 15 kmTransport: SkisTotal distance: 322 km Today the terrain was mixed, with snow dunes. In the afternoon the wind started blowing from the east and we had to make a wall of snow blocks to protect ourselves. ❄️❄️ ✨️Hemos saw our first polar bear, 🐻❄️a some [...]
Day 17
Date: April 21 Distance traveled: 20 km Means of transport: Skis Total distance: 207 km Today, at last, we have broken the theoretical average daily distance of 15 km to 20 km. We know that we have been behind schedule for three days without progress and that we have rarely made the average of 15 km, but this progress has [...]
Day 16
Date: April 20Distance traveled: 0 kmMeans of transport: By camp, GRAN TEMPORALTotal distance: 287 km We have been two and a half days stopped and buried in snow.after this big break, we have begun to adjust a little food and fuel, to get up early tomorrow morning and move directly south to reach the coast of [...]
Day 15
Date: April 19Distance traveled: 0 kmMeans of transport: By camp, BIG STORMTotal distance: 287 km Strong snow and wind storm forced us to stay in the ice camp today. Null visibility and intense snow accumulation prevent any outdoor activity. We are reinforcing structures and awaiting an improvement in the weather. N 72.365967° OR 96.437194°.
Day 14
Date: April 18 Distance traveled: 11 km Means of transport: skis Total distance: 287 km We have changed the west course, we knew it was a bad course, but we found a shelter for the storm that is already passing over us, we found some large blocks of ice, with them we have made a snow trench and we have [...]
VISIT TO THE SPANISH EMBASSY IN CANADA
These days in Ottawa, we have lived one of the most special moments of the Sea of Ice 2025 expedition. We were received at the Spanish Embassy in Canada, where we have felt a huge institutional and human support. We would like to express our deepest gratitude to the whole team of the Embassy. It has been a key support [...]
WE CROSSED THE BARROW STRAIT
Sometimes, the Arctic forces us to change course. Barrow Strait had us excited, but reality hit us hard. Wayne, our Resolute Bay weather expert (30 years here, he knows what he's talking about!), showed us a tough picture:
MURCIA'S SUPPORT TO CHITIN IN SEA OF ICE 2025
The "Sea of Ice 2025" expedition has the valuable support of the Murcian community. Quitín, a passionate explorer, has the support of local companies and entities that share his adventurous spirit and his determination to achieve the impossible. This local backing is a fundamental pillar for the development of this epic journey through the [...]