Start: 1602
Weather: Sunny.
This morning wasn’t a complete waste of time. We booked our transfer off of the icecap (Monday 7th August @ 1500) and Mark almost burned the tent down whilst trying to repair his gloves!
As the midday sun beamed overhead, we lay in the tent as our gear slowly dried outside. I feel more relaxed than I have the whole trip. The pressure is definitely off.
By 1500 we had finally managed to coax Alistair from his sleeping bag in order to start the day properly. As we battled our way through the tough terrain, there were a few disasters… Alistair had a petrol leak and I broke both of my pulk poles (again)!
When we reached the site of Iain’s dip in the glacial pool, we couldn’t believe how much it had changed. According to the GPS it had moved 7m (although this could be an accuracy issue). Its no wonder the Russel Glacier is considered one of the fastest moving glaciers in the world.
With the sun slowly sinking in the sky we reached a huge crevasse. There was no obvious way forward, so we set up camp for the night. We ate our couscous and watched a beautiful sunset.
Camp: N 67° 9’ 11·4” W 49° 54’ 39·6”
Alt: 752 m
Distance: 6·05 km
Finish: 2013
Weather: Sunny.
This morning wasn’t a complete waste of time. We booked our transfer off of the icecap (Monday 7th August @ 1500) and Mark almost burned the tent down whilst trying to repair his gloves!
As the midday sun beamed overhead, we lay in the tent as our gear slowly dried outside. I feel more relaxed than I have the whole trip. The pressure is definitely off.
By 1500 we had finally managed to coax Alistair from his sleeping bag in order to start the day properly. As we battled our way through the tough terrain, there were a few disasters… Alistair had a petrol leak and I broke both of my pulk poles (again)!
When we reached the site of Iain’s dip in the glacial pool, we couldn’t believe how much it had changed. According to the GPS it had moved 7m (although this could be an accuracy issue). Its no wonder the Russel Glacier is considered one of the fastest moving glaciers in the world.
With the sun slowly sinking in the sky we reached a huge crevasse. There was no obvious way forward, so we set up camp for the night. We ate our couscous and watched a beautiful sunset.
Camp: N 67° 9’ 11·4” W 49° 54’ 39·6”
Alt: 752 m
Distance: 6·05 km
Finish: 2013
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