Distance traveled: 18.5 km Position: N72 41’36.1 W 077 56’48.0 Day 85 – Position: Pond Inlet! Warm winds and rain in the last two days have turned the snow covering the sea ice into an inch to a foot of water. Today, an intermittent fog and a steady drizzle continued to add to the existing […]
Distance traveled: June 7th: 23.0 km June 8th: 20.8 km Distance from Pond Inlet (end): 55 km Day 82 – Position: N72°30’44.9 W079°32’05 Every second day, we turn on our Iridium phone and wait for our new weather forecast to download. At times, these forecasts bring good news of future winds; the past couple of […]
June 4th, Day 78 Distance traveled: June 3rd: 73.6 km June 4th: 7.9 km Position: N71°55’38.9 W080°49.35.7 The blizzard outside died down, and the sun made an appearance. We were rested and ready to make some miles. The temperatures have been increasing, hovering between 0°C and -5°C, and, as a consequence, the snow is rapidly […]
Distance traveled: May 31st: 131.3 km June 1st: 21.6 km Position: N70°41’55.2 W080°40’58.4 The winds were slowly increasing, and by 5pm we set off on our final leg, towards Pond Inlet. With the warm spring weather it is to our advantage to travel during the cooler nights when the snow surface is hard packed, and […]
Distance traveled: May 26th: 38.1 km May 27th: 11.1 km May 28th: 153.7 km Position: Igloolik – 69.3666N,081.7833W After seven hard days of skiing, we were desperate for winds; without them, we would soon have to resort to our spare rations. On the morning of the 26th, a light and erratic breeze picked up from […]
May 19th, Day 62 Distance traveled: May 18th: 80.3 km May 19th: 26.8 km Position: N66°46’19.9 W085°07’45.7 I powered my kite to gain extra speed to climb the hill in front of me. Eric reached the summit first and slowed down to scout a decent route. The opposite slope was covered in medium size rocks, […]
Distance traveled: May 14th: To the airport and back May 15th: 132.5 km Position: N67°35’31.2 W087°52’25.5 We walked down the main street of town, past the hotel, then the church; were given some more route advice by a couple friendly guys hanging out in front of the local co-op store; then continued on towards the […]
Click For Larger View Distance traveled: May 10th: 34.8 km May 11th: 16.5 km Position: N69°23’58.4 W091°30’30.7 The winds and terrain have been unfavorable to kiting the last couple days, so we ski south into head winds towards the small hamlet of Kugaaruk. Although we have deviated from our original route, forced south because […]
Distance traveled: May 6th: 24.7 km May 7th: 6.3 km Position: N70°14’18.3 W091°28’12.0 We left the mainland and skied down onto the Arctic Ocean. A wolverine scurried away from us and hid in the rocky hills. Polar bear tracks crisscrossed the area, but we surprisingly have not seen any recently. In the bay and among […]
Distance traveled: April 27th: 7 km April 28th: 0 km Position: Gjoa Haven “The finest Harbour in the world”, Roald Amundsen The weather was overcast, and the hamlet of Gjoa Haven was concealed by the thick mist till we were only kilometers away. We skiied around the point of land, into the small harbour that […]