Two teams on the Arctic ice. Update with weather forecast. Update 2: both expeditions cancelled
UPDATE March 11, 2017: Both expeditions cancelled their attempts to the North Pole and have been picked up. The reasons are unclear.
UPDATE March 10, 2017, to reflect weather: Weather4Expeditions blog with forecast for next few days here.
Previous:
The two 2017 North Pole teams, Sebastian Copeland and Mark George, and Martin Murray and Sky, were dropped at Ward Hunt Island on March 8 by Dave Mathieson in his Single Otter.
No updates from any of the expeditions, and maps showing no movement after arriving at Ward Hunt.
Stay tuned for updates.
2017 North Pole maps by Explorers House
Previous 2017 North Pole
North Pole skiers on the move – UPDATE II – on the ice
North Pole Skiers Dropped, Update: In Eureka
Waiting game in Resolute – North Pole 2017 ski update
Too much weight for North Pole plane – Skiers in Resolute Bay – Updated
North Pole Interview with Sky, the Dog: “Things might get bloody”
North Pole Interview: Martin Murray with dog, Sky
Interview: Sebastian Copeland, North Pole attempt despite grave notes
2017 Ski North Pole Expedition List by Explorersweb/Pythom
Dixie Dansercoer: North Pole Gear and Antarctica kiting
KK6PGW to RW0BG: Messages From Russia (Interview)
2017 Ski North Pole Expedition List by Explorersweb/Pythom
Sebastian and Mark’s Website and Facebook
Martin and Sky’s Website and Facebook
Radio Canada North Pole reports
Follow the teams’ daily updated in the Dispatch Stream on pythom.com
Note: A North Pole Ski expedition covers the full distance between land (Canada/Russia/Greenland) and the Pole, no flying part/most of the route. The two 2017 teams will start from Canada: ice-depending, either Ward Hunt Island (775 km) or Cape Discovery (780 km) on Ellesmere Island.The distance from Land to Pole is calculated in a straight line from where the skiers start. What is not added to this distance, are all the detours around high ridges, hummocks, ice blocks, rubble, thin ice, or leads (open water). Also not added are the negative drift and relaying sleds.
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