Thursday, December 27, 2007
ANTARCTICA: WEEK FOUR IN REVIEW
James ready to board the plane back to Novo
A good part of week four was spent waiting for the DC3 to pick up James; though, amidst all the madness and mayhem, the full three-man team had their best single day -- 31.3 km -- go figure?!
The sleds are are now down to about 180lbs (82kg), lessened by food and fuel consumption. However, they are still climbing to higher altitude with a fresh round of crevasses and whiteouts to contend with. By the way, did I mention that they are also down in body weight by about a stone? If it's not one thing...
Doug checking the compass during a whiteout
Anyway, all that said, the remaining two-man team is more or less back on schedule -- having trekked a total of about four and a half degrees south thus far -- nearing the half-way mark. They still hope to reach the South Pole sometime in January.
