Day 2

April 17:
Current position is 89° 04′ 116″ North, 005° 25′ East. The team had an excellent first day of travel on the ice. As they had a late night last night, they slept in a bit and were on the trail by noon. They covered approximately 6 nautical miles in 6 hours which is a very strong showing for the first day. The ice conditions were overall very good- they encountered a number of pressure ridges, some challenging enough that they had to take off their skis and climb through. The weather was very pleasant- quite sunny, temperature around -20° C (-4° F), light and variable winds.

Here is an audio clip of Lei’s report:

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