Dispatch #3 - South Pole via Kansas Glacier

South Pole via Kansas Glacier

Dispatches

Dec 06

#3:
And so we begin

Published at 05:13

With weather looking good in three locations - Union Glacier, Thiels Corner refuel and our drop off point - we took off around 9am, leaving the alluring comforts of UG camp.

The Twin Otter flight took around 4 hours and the last 45 minutes were the most spectacular as we flew down the Reedy Glacier, the route I took last year, finishing with a clear view up the Kansas Glacier that we will begin in a few days.

We landed, braced ourselves for the 25kn winds outside, bid adieu to the pilots and wasted no time hitching our sleds and climbing slowly out from the ice shelf, heading for the mountains.

The wind held all day and we are now camped, tents buffeting under a big cloudy sky, with 10km to our credit, less than 24 hours after landing in Antarctica. Everyone chuffed.

Eric

Photos of the Kansas Glacier, a good surface under a brooding sky and Jade and Paul resplendent in the tie new Mont Equipment down shorts and skirt, useful in todays wind.

Name: Camp 1
Elevation: 610 m
Latitude: 85° 14’ 22” South
Longitude: 139° 38’ 10” West

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Comments

2024-12-21 05:28:15 SMM Panel says: I appreciate the clarity and thoughtfulness in your writing. This post is another wonderful example of your skill! smm provider panel
2017-12-06 21:42:04 Rob Easther says: Looks fabulous country Eric go well best wishes, Rob
2017-12-06 21:13:44 Eden Maxwell says: Eric--have a great journey with your comrades
2017-12-06 15:17:12 julie@polarcircles.com says: Have fun down there, Eric! Maybe you'll bump into Sinterklaas today.
2017-12-06 08:34:52 keith Philips says: GLAD TO KNOW THINGS HAVE STARTED TO MOVE.HOPE GOOD CONDITIONS PREVAIL FOR ALL.GREETINGS TO SINTERKLAAS WHEN YOU MEET HIM
2017-12-06 06:21:37 Keith Tuffley says: Ah wow you flew down our Glacier!!! Fantastic! I assume you're traveling on Anchorage time-zone? Cheers to you, Jade and Paul.
2017-12-06 05:33:52 Mt Creek Hobart says: whoa, that looks so cold!! hope the new food keeps you fuelled and warm? Cheers Mt Creek Hobart
2017-12-06 05:31:57 Kate Leeming says: Spectacular start Eric and team! Best of luck for the journey south. I'll be following with great interest.
2017-12-06 05:19:30 Mike Ihlein says: Guys, great start and already a few wonderful pics! Good luck. Regards. Mike