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Dec 17
#16: relentless wind
Published at 04:07
With the wind even stronger today and a still air temperature of -25c we were all a bit on the edge. Toilet breaks for Jade are difficult to say the least, even sheltering behind her sled, and by the time it comes to eating and drinking her hands have little in reserve.
To minimise exposure to our fingers, the area most prone to debilitating frostbite, we employ a number of strategies. Food bags are pre-prepared in the tent, cups are primed with noodles, butter and cheese, we ski with liner mitts under our polar mittens and the polar mitts have a grab loop so that hands slide easily into them. All of our zippers have cord extensions on them and multiple zip sliders on the sled cover allow easy access to changes of hand wear or other accessories. Our Hilleberg tents are adapted so that every buckle has both a tension cord and release cord added. Ultimately if something can?t be operated at home only using fists or knuckles then it ain?t gonna work at 25 below.
We called it quits at lunch having covered 9.6km. The wind still batters the tent and the sun today has no effect in warming our little shelters. It?s just an outright bitter day and with no spare stove fuel for heating the tent it?s into our cosy Mont sleeping bags for hard-earned and long overdue rest.
Pics:
1. Paul skiing
2. Jade skiing with Heath behind
3. Team approaches a rest break
Eric
To minimise exposure to our fingers, the area most prone to debilitating frostbite, we employ a number of strategies. Food bags are pre-prepared in the tent, cups are primed with noodles, butter and cheese, we ski with liner mitts under our polar mittens and the polar mitts have a grab loop so that hands slide easily into them. All of our zippers have cord extensions on them and multiple zip sliders on the sled cover allow easy access to changes of hand wear or other accessories. Our Hilleberg tents are adapted so that every buckle has both a tension cord and release cord added. Ultimately if something can?t be operated at home only using fists or knuckles then it ain?t gonna work at 25 below.
We called it quits at lunch having covered 9.6km. The wind still batters the tent and the sun today has no effect in warming our little shelters. It?s just an outright bitter day and with no spare stove fuel for heating the tent it?s into our cosy Mont sleeping bags for hard-earned and long overdue rest.
Pics:
1. Paul skiing
2. Jade skiing with Heath behind
3. Team approaches a rest break
Eric
- Name: Camp 12
- Elevation: 2449 m
- Latitude: 86° 21’ 49” South
- Longitude: 136° 35’ 42” West
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