| Teamn2i Antarctic Expedition (Rupert Lonsden, Rory Sweet, Henry Cookson and
Paul Landry on the route Novolazarevskaya - Pole of Inacessib!ility)
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January 7th 2007
Since the start, members of Teamn2i have done 810 km ; they have another 887 km to go.
December 29th 2006
Because they are depending upon the winds, the four guys are not moving quite steadily. On december 20, 21 and 22nd, they stayed in the tent because of the lack of wind and two days later, on Christmas day, they have performed a great 110 km! And then, again no wind thus no mileage. Here is their progression table since the start :
EXPEDITION ROUTE INFO (Kilometers and Meters) |
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LAT |
LONG |
ALT |
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DTS |
DTT |
DTG |
Novo Base |
70.76 |
11.83 |
0 |
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Point of Inaccessability |
82.08 |
55.03 |
0 |
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Total Distance |
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1616 km |
EXPEDITION LOG |
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DATE |
LAT |
LONG |
ALT |
DT |
DTS |
DTT |
DTG |
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1 |
September 25th, 2006 |
70.7667 |
11.8333 |
0 |
36.23 |
36.23 |
36.23 |
1606.66 |
2 |
3 Dec, 06 - 00:48 |
70°.76 |
011°.84 |
11 |
89.78 |
53.55 |
126.01 |
1696.39 |
3 |
4 Dec, 06 - 00:48 |
70°.98 |
011°.35 |
1023 |
0.3 |
53.39 |
126.31 |
1696.24 |
4 |
5 Dec, 06 - 17:56 |
71°.17 |
011°.21 |
1217 |
110.22 |
62.9 |
236.53 |
1594.14 |
5 |
6 Dec, 06 17.39 |
71°.17 |
011°.21 |
1217 |
0 |
62.9 |
236.53 |
1594.14 |
6 |
7 Dec, 06 18.07 |
71°.36 |
011°.00 |
1397 |
0.23 |
63.13 |
236.76 |
1593.97 |
7 |
8 Dec, 06 - 17:42 |
71°.54 |
010°.93 |
1686 |
35.83 |
81.61 |
272.59 |
1607.75 |
8 |
9 Dec, 06 - 19:00 |
71°.72 |
010°.98 |
1862 |
0.2 |
81.75 |
272.79 |
1607.56 |
9 |
10 Dec, 06 - 21:24 |
71°.93 |
011°.04 |
2090 |
35.83 |
63.74 |
308.62 |
1593.38 |
10 |
11 Dec, 06 - 20:35 |
72°.15 |
010°.98 |
2356 |
115.65 |
179.39 |
424.27 |
1506.5 |
11 |
13 Dec, 06 - 23:22 |
72°.16 |
010°.99 |
2422 |
0.02 |
179.4 |
424.29 |
1506.48 |
12 |
14dec |
72°.36 |
011°.02 |
2688 |
34 |
172.47 |
458.29 |
1492.16 |
13 |
15 Dec, 06 - 23:42 |
72°.52 |
011°.09 |
2821 |
0.18 |
172.64 |
458.47 |
1491.98 |
14 |
16 Dec, 06 - 21:10 |
72°.52 |
010°.09 |
2826 |
34.33 |
179.87 |
492.8 |
1506.25 |
15 |
17 Dec, 06 - 20:08 |
72°.52 |
011°.09 |
2821 |
34.33 |
172.64 |
527.13 |
1491.98 |
16 |
19 Dec, 06 - 10:51 |
72°.64 |
010°.78 |
2898 |
34.09 |
179.92 |
561.22 |
1506.04 |
17 |
20 Dec, 06 - 01:46 |
72°.66 |
011°.08 |
2926 |
34.08 |
172.8 |
595.3 |
1491.84 |
18 |
20 Dec, 06 - 22:22 |
72°.66 |
011°.08 |
2930 |
0 |
172.8 |
595.3 |
1491.84 |
19 |
21 Dec,06 |
72°.66 |
011°.08 |
2930 |
0 |
172.8 |
595.3 |
1491.84 |
20 |
22 Dec, 06 - 23:24 |
72°.66 |
011°.08 |
2930 |
0 |
172.8 |
595.3 |
1491.84 |
21 |
23 Dec, 06 - 22:58 |
72°.70 |
011°.26 |
2990 |
0.08 |
172.83 |
595.38 |
1491.78 |
22 |
25 Dec, 06 - 22:29 - Christmas Day |
73°.03 |
011°.57 |
3153 |
110.38 |
282.82 |
705.76 |
1391.99 |
23 |
26 December,06 |
73°.49 |
011°.90 |
3260 |
0.52 |
283.32 |
706.28 |
1391.49 |
24 |
27 Dec, 06 - 23:56 |
73°.81 |
011°.93 |
3306 |
0.36 |
283.68 |
706.64 |
1391.16 |
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ABBREVIATIONS |
DTT |
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Distance traveled total (true) |
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DT |
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Distance traveled since last update (true) |
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DTS |
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Distance traveled straight line (as the crow fly) |
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DTG |
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Distance to go straight line (as the crow fly) |
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December 17th 2006
Still no positions published on their website.
On December 16th, thye have been force to stay in their tents, due to an eavy storm.
Distance travelled so far : 204 km
Distance remaining : 1446 km
Altitude : 2821 m
December 13th 2006
On December 11th, after having travelled up the Somoveken glacier
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"It consisted of long steep uphill sections followed by sharp slope's down, they wrote, so traveling up the rolling glacier was pretty soul destroying since all that hard work gaining height is quickly eaten into again by the descents. Added to this there was a distinct incease in wind from the east, not only sending the apparent temperature plumeting but also blowing us and our pulks sideways oour the icy windswept surface - each step was a struggle... "), Teamn2I Expedition arrived on the polar plateau and reached the depot that the Twin Otter had made there at their request a week earlier. Talking about depot, one may wonder why they have made a resupply at this stage, in a place so close to the start point of their trip. Maybe they were only afraid of being obliged to go up the slopes of the glacier with too much weight behind them...)
Anyhow, after 8 days spent on the ice, they have done already 163 km, have reached the altitude of 2 360 m and have another 1 485 km to go!
13 décembre 2006
Le 11 décembre parès avoir fait une ascension difficile du glacier Somoveken, les quatre membres de l'expédition Teamn2i sont arriés sur le plateau polaire et au dépot de vivre que le Twin Otter avait droppé sur la glace une semaine auparavant. On se demande d'ailleurs quelle tactique a été utilisée lorsque la décision a été prise de dropper du matériel à uns distance si proche du point de départ - peut-être les gars redoutaient-ils tout simplement l'ascension au sein des Sor Róndane et la difficulté de la grimpette du glacier.
Quoiquj'il en soit, au 8e jour de leur aventure, ils ont déjà parcouru 163 km, ont atteint l'altitude de 2360 m et doivent encore faire 1485 km!
December 8th 2006
December 3rd : finally they are on the move. In order to avoid potential future critics, they asked some russian technicians from Novolazarevskaya sceintific base to see them to the antarctic shore and departed from the littoral itself.
First day : 16 km done. Two days later, they made a depot (the only one) for the pilots and the future resupply. Now they are negociating the ascent on the antarctic plateau through the glaciers of the Sór Rondane chain.
Total distance behind since December 3rd : 78 km. They have another 1548 to go !
8 décembre 2006
3 décembre : enfin les quatre expéditionnaires sont enfin partis. Afin de couper court à toute éventuelle future critique (faite par les pseudos puristes!) qui concernerait leur point de départ effectif, ils se sont fait conduire par les techniciens de la base russe de Novolazarevskaya jusqu'au littoral même.
Premier jour : 16 km. Deux jours plus tard, ils faisaient un dépôt de vivres à 150 km de la base. Au beau milieu de la chaîne de montagnes des Sór Rondane. Ils sont en train de grimper sur le plateau et de négocier les glaciers qui y mènent.
Distance totale accomplie depuis le départ le 3 décembre : 78 km. Reste 1548 à faire !
December 3rd, 2006
Expedition finally departed from Cape Town on November 29th and landed on Antarctica some hours later. No update since then.
