Yesterday afternoon we returned safely to Longyearbyen, where we celebrated with good conversation and a relaxing dinner at a restaurant. Everyone expressed that they were content with their first expedition to the North Pole.
In Longyearbyen I greeted a new adventure-bound group of people. Together we checked that all the equipment was in order. At 15.30 our aeroplane had lift-off; for a while we were uncertain whether we could leave on schedule, due to heavy winds. But as soon as the pilots decided it was safe, we sped off down the runway. Two and a half hours later we landed on the ice at Barneo.
We’re very pleased to be in position, because the weather forecast calls for gradually stronger southeasterly winds.
Tomorrow we hope to fly by helicopter to 89˚N. Our chosen mission is to ski “The Last Degree” to the North Pole.
All is well, and we’re looking forward to the challenge.
The expedition member have safely arrived at Ice Station Barneo, the northernmost Arctic base in the world. But everyone is itching to move further north in a hurry! Stanislav in the foreground, Lars Nøring in a red jacket to the left.
