Ice Log 17th May 2008
May 17, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | 4 Comments
Co-ordinates: 66° 14′ 414″ N - 43° 30′ 861″ W
Spoke with Peter and Alan this evening at 2100. It has been a very hard day because it has been extremely hot. This may sound strange as they are skiing on ice and snow but the temperature fluctuations have become dramatic and very unpredictable. […]
Ice Log 16th May 2008
May 16, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | 1 Comment
Co-ordinates: 66° 18′ 989″ N - 44° 02′ 715″ W
27 kilometres covered today, 280 since the start. Both Alan and Peter are feeling strong. Peter’s eye is a lot better. It has been a steady uphill walk and the wind has turned 180 degrees. It is now southwesterly so behind them. […]
Ice Log - 15th May 2008
May 15, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | 13 Comments
Co-ordinates: 66° 22′ 184″ N - 44° 38′ 244″ W
25 km 14 nautical miles travelled - the same as last two days. It started with poor visibility due to a low blanket of cloud - it snowed all night and so snow had filled in the divots between the stratugi so it was […]
Ice Log - 14th May 2008
May 14, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | 11 Comments
Co-ordinates: 66° 24′ 563″ N - 45° 11′ 128″ W
Good weather and good progress made today based on little sleep the previous night. There was a lot of cloud cover and strong easterly wind all day. 25 kilometres travelled during the day and they hope to be at the summit by the end […]
BBC Points West Coverage of Feet of Green in Schools - 14th May
May 14, 2008 | Filed Under Education, On the Ice | No Comments
BBC Points West has started to cover the Great British Mobility Feet of Green Expedition and you can see the clip on the link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7401651.stm
BBC reporter Sally Challoner visited Weston Park school and saw Richard Hale presenting to a year 6 class on the expedition. Children asked lots of questions and were fascinated by Alan and […]
Weather Forecast - Met Office Hadley Centre
May 14, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | No Comments
After experiencing such extreme weather conditions in Greenland - with wind speeds reaching up to 50 knots - base camp decided to contact the Met Office Hadley Centre to ask for a weather forecast for the rest of the week. This is what they have predicted for the next couple of days:
Wednesday 14th May - […]
Ice Log - 13th May 2008
May 13, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | No Comments
Co-ordinates: 66° 27′ 466″ N - 45° 44′ 080″ W
Left 0845 this morning walked for 7.5 hours on good conditions then sticky snow, into driving rain and travelled 25 kilometres. Had a great day and the decision to have taken a rest day has proven excellent. We feel very strong and this was […]
12th May 2008
May 13, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | No Comments
REST DAY !
This was a well earned rest day for Alan and Pete. I spoke to them three times during the day and could tell from their tone of voice and humour that they were benefiting from the rest. The previous 11 days had all been very hard, climbing all the way and […]
Ice Log - 11th May 2008
May 11, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | 3 Comments
Co-ordinates: 66° 29′ 556″ N - 46° 18′ 703″ W
Alan and Peter’s goal today was to reach Dye 2 which by all accounts can be seen up to 40 kilometres away.
Again they had to beat their boots with flasks to warm them and pull them into shape as they had frozen overnight. The wind had […]
Ice Log - 10th May 2008
May 11, 2008 | Filed Under On the Ice | 2 Comments
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Well we woke to frozen boots last night - there was a storm and the temperature plummeted and everything inside the tent was frozen, but after a few minutes of beating with the flask the boots warmed up ready to wear.
Outside was a near whiteout with horendous visibility. We […]