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On Route To The North Pole & Resolute Bay
Resolute Bay
Preparing For Polar Challenge 2010
5 Day Trek To the Start
The Start Line At Truro Island (By: James Beer Peninsula)
Bathurst Island
Dundee Bight & Onto Checkpoint 1
Checkpoint 1 (By: Helena Island)
Onto Checkpoint 2 - King Christian Island (Via: The Mclean Strait)
Onto The Magnetic North Pole (Via: Thor Island & Noice Peninsula)
The Magnetic North Pole & Finish Line!
VIDEO DIARIES
ONTO THE MAGNETIC NORTH POLE
(Via; Thor Island & Noice Peninsula)
Day 12 - 7.50am Leaving Checkpoint 2 & heading up to the Magnetic North Pole!
Picture of us caught up in a complete white out and heavy blizzards on route!
Pushing on through the bad storms and still totally exhausted!
Jo & Claire taking it in turns to share navigating towards Thor Island
Picture of Claire leading the navigation across ice rubble fields towards Thor Island
A day of constant ice rubble fields one after another to encounter on our route
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Day 13 – 1am Traveling across Thor Island the Sun set was beautiful to see!
Day 13 – 7.30am After a few hours rest were now leaving Thor Island heading on
Beautiful day though it’s -25 degrees stunning views to the horizon. (N78.18.000 W103.47.000)
Jo navigating the way towards the Noice Peninsula on route to the Magnetic North Pole
Having a 2 minute rest bite and taking in the scenery
A little Arctic Tor in the distance whilst on the Noice Peninsula
Kev having a quick photo next to the Arctic Tor on Noice Peninsula!
Day 13 -11.30pm Setting up camp for the evening on Noice Peninsula. (N78.31.250 W104.03.800)
Day 14 - Really excited as we had only 5.8 nautical miles to go to reach the Magnetic North Pole!
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