TEAM SHEPPARD POLAR CHALLENGE 2010

BATHURST ISLAND & POLAR BEAR PASS
  • Day 1 – Heading towards Bathurst Island & Markham Point
    Day 1 – Heading towards Bathurst Island & Markham Point
  • Picture taken shows the edge Bathurst Island & Markham Point from the air
    Picture taken shows the edge Bathurst Island & Markham Point from the air
  • First night camp at the Edge Bathurst Island (N75.31.000 W97.54.500)
    First night camp at the Edge Bathurst Island (N75.31.000 W97.54.500)
  • Beautiful scenery pics heading across Bathurst Island on route to Polar Bear Pass
    Beautiful scenery pics heading across Bathurst Island on route to Polar Bear Pass
  • Picture taken shows Polar Bear Pass from the air, we will be navigating this terrain!
    Picture taken shows Polar Bear Pass from the air, we will be navigating this terrain!
  • Pictures taken of Bathurst Island and the rugged terrain we will have to navigate through!
    Pictures taken of Bathurst Island and the rugged terrain we will have to navigate through!
  • We came across some Caribou/Reindeer antlers in the snow!
    We came across some Caribou/Reindeer antlers in the snow!
  • Close up photo of the Caribou/Reindeer antlers
    Close up photo of the Caribou/Reindeer antlers
  • Setting up camp for the evening and the weather is starting to turn
    Setting up camp for the evening and the weather is starting to turn
  • Arriving at a small cliff edge we will need to navigate down and across to the far side!
    Arriving at a small cliff edge we will need to navigate down and across to the far side!
  • Picture looking from the bottom of the cliff, it was lot steeper than it looks and tricky
    Picture looking from the bottom of the cliff, it was lot steeper than it looks and tricky
  • The same cliff we navigated down.. Look in the distance – A Herd of MusOx!!
    The same cliff we navigated down.. Look in the distance – A Herd of MusOx!!
  • Baby MusOx left behind from the herd we came across!
    Baby MusOx left behind from the herd we came across!
  • The MusOx thought we were its new parents & decided to follow us for 11.5 Nautical miles!
    The MusOx thought we were its new parents & decided to follow us for 11.5 Nautical miles!
  • Navigating up a mountain range in Bathurst Island, it was a really exhausting day and very cold
    Navigating up a mountain range in Bathurst Island, it was a really exhausting day and very cold
  • Eventually we get to the top of the mountain side elated but absolutely exhausted
    Eventually we get to the top of the mountain side elated but absolutely exhausted
  • Having a go at Pulk riding down the other side!!
    Having a go at Pulk riding down the other side!!
  • Traversing across the mountain tops in Bathurst Island
    Traversing across the mountain tops in Bathurst Island
  • Below us is a 200ft shear drop we have to try and navigate down from, it looks pretty hairy!
    Below us is a 200ft shear drop we have to try and navigate down from, it looks pretty hairy!
  • Here we go!! – See in the distance from the opposite side you can get idea what we had to face
    Here we go!! – See in the distance from the opposite side you can get idea what we had to face