The lighter the loads that the Ice Team will be carrying, the faster and further
they can travel, meaning the more data they can gather along their route.
We are using re-supplies to ensure the Ice Team remain as agile as possible. Due
to the large amounts of scientific equipment, sledge weights will still exceed 100kg.
On each of the re-supplies, the intention is that a Kenn Borek Air Twin Otter plane
will set off from Resolute Bay, land at one of the two Ice Bases and re-fuel, before
flying the remaining distance to the Ice Team position. If ice and weather conditions
are good the plane will land, hand over food and other supplies to the Ice Team,
and collect back-up scientific and image data (stored on compact flash cards). They
will then fly back to Ice Base 1 to re-fuel before heading back to the Forward Operating
Base at Resolute. If the Twin Otter can’t land at the Ice Team position then supplies
will be dropped by air.
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Thursday, 09th April 2009
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Spring in our step
Posted by
Pen Hadow
It’s hard to believe I’m feeling so much better because temperatures here have risen to -24 degrees C! By any standard that’s not exactly warm, but it feels like a new world compared to the -40!...more
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Tuesday, 24th March 2009
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No Go
Posted by
Ian Wesley
Up at the crack of an Arctic dawn today. Today is the day that I'm going to see the ice team – or so I thought....more
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Monday, 16th March 2009
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Utterly bombproof
Posted by
Pen Hadow
I once described Martin during a press conference as “utterly bombproof in a polar environment”, a remark that I stand by to this day. Not only does he capture the very essence of the moment in his images, be it action, emotion or event, he does so in the most inhospitable of conditions. Where others fade and head to warmer climates, Martin comes to the fore, delivering awe-inspiring images despite the bitter cold and cutting winds....more
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Saturday, 14th March 2009
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Fractures
Posted by
Simon Harris-Ward
At around 2200 local time, as Pen, Ann and Martin lay in their tent, they felt the ice vibrating dramatically underneath them and heard the all too familiar screeching sound of grating ice floes......more
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Tuesday, 03rd March 2009
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