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http://www.adventure-mag.com/pole2summit1.htm (closed)
11 mai : Communication between Dave Mill and his HQ is still very poor. We have nevertheless learnt in these last few days that, despite the fact that he is in the process of going North - slowly but surely -on 06 May during his radio retransmission he envisaged a possible replenishment - provided he reached the 87th parallel. The next day, the communiqué testified to the Scot's decision to have himself repatriated to Resolute (and therefore to go home) as soon as he could find a stretch of ice where the Twin Otter that had to come to collect him could land. Dave had nevertheless reached 85° degrees. Apart from the fact that the weather was truly frightful, at this point in time we have no further clarification as to the reasons that have led the adventurer to abandon his project in such a way. It is true that these adventurers of the extreme are generally not too fond of explaining their decisions to turn back, nor of publicly admitting their defeat…
27 avril :
Les communications entre l'expédition de l'Ecossais et son
QG sont extrêmement mauvaises depuis le départ.
24 avril : 19e
jour sur la banquise. Dave Mill a bon moral mais avoue par radio à
son attaché de presse, Jayne Warren, que la plus grosse difficulté
éprouvée jusqu'ici a été la solitude. 18 avril : bon moral, a effectué 14 km dans la journée. 14 avril : Dave a parcouru 19 miles aujorud'hui, son traîneau pèse encore 105 kilos. 13 avril : Il se débarrasse une nouvelle fois de kilos supplémentaires en abandonnant sur la glace 7 jours de vivres. 10 avril : jugeant sans doute qu'il est trop loud, l'aventurier écossais leste son traîneau de 20 jours de vivres. Ce qui fait qu'il ne lui en reste plus que 40. Avec 60 jours de fuel, cepandant. 9 avril : départ de Ward Hunt.
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