It seems the storm subsided (though still windy) allowing the team to move forward. Listen to Harald’s report, as we details a typical daily routine. (sneak peak: it involves a LOT of walking, and a LOT of melting snow for water).
Listen: April 28 – Daily Audio Report
Also, based on a suggestion left in the comments [...]
Archive for April, 2008
April 28 – Recounting typical day of trekking the polar ice cap
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April 27 – Enduring a strong storm
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A strong storm with winds exceeding 125 kilometers an hour has halted progress temporarily. Listen as Harald describes the routine: Huddling in the tent, then venturing out every other hour to rebuild the snow wall, then cleaning the snow off the clothes, then venturing back out to rebuild the snow wall.
Listen more here: April 27 [...]
April 26 – More strong winds
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With strong winds in the morning, Harald and team tried to use the kite, but the wind changed direction.
Before he left, Harald sent a few pictures to help illustrate the “kite,” which is used to move them quickly along the ice cap. This picture was taken during a training session in Norway earlier this year.
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April 25: Windy and cold (-18 Degrees Celsius)
Posted in Greenland Crossing 2008, tagged climate change, climatechange, environment, global warming, globalwarming, greenland, polar ice cap on April 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Harald is making progress, moving West North West and still climbing, now reaching 1,400 meters above sea level.
It’s definitely gotten colder, with a current temperature of minus 18 degrees Celsius, coupled with very strong winds. That’s cold.
* Per Harald’s later note, I’ve corrected this post from -80 degrees to -18 degrees.
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April 24 – Reached 1,200 meters above sea level
Posted in Greenland Crossing 2008, tagged climate change, climatechange, environment, global warming, globalwarming, greenland, polar ice cap on April 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Harald has reached 1,200 meters above sea level on the Greenland ice cap.
Listen to Haralds report here: April 24 2008 – Daily Audio Report
As always, if you want me to send Harald questions while he is on the trek, just leave a comment and he’ll answer it in his next report.
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April 23 – Beautiful clear nights
Posted in Greenland Crossing 2008, tagged climate change, climatechange, environment, global warming, globalwarming, greenland, polar ice cap on April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Progress continues. Harald talks about the beautiful panorama. I can’t wait to see the pictures when they return… (comment from Harald after his return: here is an example) Until then, here’s the report.
Listen: April 23 Audio Report
If you want to ask Harald a question, leave a comment. I’ll text him the message and he’ll answer [...]
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