The bad news is we are still in Resolute Bay! It’s been 6 weeks since we left the UK and the FSB team have only spent 6 days out on the sea ice…how depressing is that!!
The only good news to come of our continual delays, is that we were able to wave off our new friend, the Italian adventurer Michele Pontrandolfo, on the start of his latest adventure. He is on his way to attempt another solo expedition, this time to the 1996 Magnetic North Pole.
We have spent the past 2 weeks enjoying Michele’s company and helping him with his preparations. He has been here at South Camp Inn completely on his own, no support crew and no project manager, so I think he was grateful for a few friends to mull over kit problems as they arose.
He will now man-haul his 2 sleds 600km from Resolute Bay on Cornwallis Island to the Pole on his own and unsupported. He is due to finish near Isachsen in approximately 40 days. If you can read Italian and want to follow his journey visit his site Artiko.
For my part I am heading out to do some training now, I think Tarka has some abseiling planned for me and possibly various techniques of creating snow anchors for belays. Best get walking as I have to get to the top of the cliff before i can learn how to go off it!
Friday has the next plane with our name on!
March 25th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
hey glad to hear you guys are ok and having a great time im going to a meeting on monday about tekking the himalayas the artic or the amazon maybe i am turning into you after all katie hope to see you both soon all my love lara-jane x x x x x x x x
March 25th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
hey glad to hear you guys are ok and having a great time im going to a meeting on monday about tekking the himalayas the artic or the amazon maybe i am turning into you after all katie hope to see you both soon all my love lara-jane x x x x x x x x
March 25th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Hi LJ, good to here from you. Who is your meeting with, BSES by any chance? lots of love xxx
March 26th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
well jacks just called you both by name whilst sitting on my knee checking it out – have to say tarka is clearer than auntie katie! but we're all enjoying the story – personally feel envious of your fitness kate – wanna finish diggin my field ? loads of love xxx