Expeditions
We made it to Qik! | Baffin Island Polar Expedition
After 12 hours and 3 flights we are at our final destination, Qikiqtarjuaq! And… all our gear made it! We had a wonderful visit with Meeka Mike in Iqaluit. She made us fresh bannock and tea and told us stories. The flight from Pang to Qik (over the route we are travelling) was spectacular. Granite…
Read MoreTrekking the Akshayuk Pass | Baffin Island Polar Exhibition
It is very exciting to announce my first expedition since I was in Antarctica just before the pandemic shut everything down for 2 years. Baffin Island is a land of great adventure and stunning beauty, home to towering mountains, glaciers and pristine valleys. I will be leading an expedition through the challenging Akshayuk Pass in Baffin Island’s remote highlands.
Read MoreStuck at Base Camp
We have completed our mission. We skied to the South Pole and we have climbed Mount Vinson. Now we are just waiting to go home. We arrived at Vinson Base Camp January 10. The next leg of our journey is a flight in a ski equipped Twin Otter twin engine prop plane about 45 minutes…
Read MoreReached the summit of Mount Vinson
We reached the summit of Mount Vinson at 6:35 pm January 9. We left camp in marginal conditions hoping the wind would slow and we would climb above the clouds. Both happened for us and we had a spectacular summit day. It is quite a long way from camp to the summit, a 14 km…
Read MoreThe never ending storm
It now January 8 and we have been pinned down at high camp for 4 days. It is very miserable outside the tent. The temperature is about -26c with a 20 knot wind making the windchill -46c. Too cold to go out for long. We are consuming small amounts of food and water to conserve…
Read MoreLost in the storm
Yesterday we made the move from low camp to high camp. We felt we wanted to put ourselves into position to attempt the summit when the weather cleared. To get to high camp we first ascended 1200m of fixed line up a 45 degree slope. With full packs this is quite the task I tell…
Read MoreDug in at low camp
We are dug in at low camp. We endured raging winds all night threatening to collapse our tents. The forecast is only getting worse over the next three days so we will need to batten down the hatches for sure. At least we are not at high camp where several team are experiencing horrific conditions…
Read MoreHello from low camp on Mount Vinson
Hello from low camp on Mount Vinson. We packed up base camp this morning and decided to go fast and light up the mountain due to our tight time schedule. We packed 5 days of food and only the essentials and set off up the trail. The route out of base camp starts pretty steep…
Read MoreArrival at South Pole
We arrived at the South Pole at 8:30pm Dec 31 just in time for New Years dinner. It was a hard journey and we faced some challenging weather and poor visibility along the way, but that is what you get when you travel by ski expedition to the South Pole. This is hard and demanding…
Read MoreAntarctica is never done with you
The day started out beautifully with clear skies, a light wind and about -25. We packed up camp and stared to ski. As the day went on the temperature dropped and the wind increased. Regardless we were making good time. My goal was to hit 10 nautical miles today and we were doing well. The…
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