Mike at an ice gate before setting off hauling a 65 kg sled on Lake Baikal. Image by Clare O Leary, courtesy The Ice Project , http://theiceproject.org/wp/
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(Newsdesk) Mid-January the Irish polar ski team, Mike and Clare, announced that they are deferring their planned 2013 full route North Pole expedition, from Canada to 90°N, because of the last year's record minimum sea ice and because of the shorter North Pole ski season. They also announced that their new aim is to walk across all the major Ice Caps in the World, one of them, Lake Baikal. Three days ago Mike and Clare have set off and reported today (Day 3) to have covered 26 km while facing into 50 km/h headwinds all day. They are very happy with their...
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