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4-DAY
SKI TOUCH:
Description:
4-Day
Ski Adventure
Date:
April 16,
2007 Departure
Expedition duration: April 13th-21st, 2008
Code: NPT
You
will be placed on the ice by an MI-8 helicopter
and from that point you will experience
the life on the ice as you travel to the
geographic North Pole. You will spend the next 3
days
skiing to the Pole. This is truly an experience of
a life time. You will be guided by Victor Boyarsky
one of the finest and experienced persons the
industry has to offer. Few people have ever been
able to experience this remarkable accomplishment.
The physical ability required is more demanding
than just visiting the Pole, but well within the
ability of most adventurous travelers.
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Gear List:
Adobe .pdf file.
Please
print out the recommended gear list for all
participants.
Itinerary:
*Actual departure dates may
change due to weather.
Suggested Schedule for
Participants:
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Day 1
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April 18,
Meeting guides, expedition
equipment check, general instructions.
Preparations for the training
trip, sleds packing.
19:00 - Welcome dinner
Briefing. Guides will inform
you about ice conditions, current situation
at Borneo ice camp 89N , flight departure
time. Any questions welcome.
Final equipment check, sleds
packing.
Overnight in your hotel
Training trip in around
Longyearbyen.
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Day 2
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April 19, 2007Breakfast
Briefing. Guides will inform
you about ice conditions, current situation
at Borneo ice camp 89N , flight departure
time. Any questions welcome.
Final equipment check, sleds
packing.
Overnight in your hotel
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Day 3
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April 20, 2007 Breakfast
Transfer to the airport,
security check, boarding.
Flight with AN-74 aircraft
(weather permitting) to Borneo ice camp. 2,5
hours
flight duration. Arrival, lunch in Borneo
mess tent.
Pitching expedition tent camp
nearby Borneo , dinner in expedition tents.
Overnight in expedition
tents.
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Day 4
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April 21, 2007
Helicopter flight to a
starting point. Ski expedition starts.
Overnight in
tents on the drifting ice.
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Days 5
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April 22, 2007
Skiing towards the North
Pole. Overnight in tents on the drifting
ice.
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Day 6
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April 23, 2007
Arrival the North Pole!
Celebrations. Satellite phone calls home. A
few
hours to be spent at the North Pole. A
helicopter brings us back to Borneo .
Dinner in Borneo mess tent.
Flight Borneo - Longyearbyen
(AN-74 aircraft)
Transfer to your hotel,
overnight.
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Day 7
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Breakfast
The North Pole Diploma
ceremony.
End of services.
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QUALIFICATIONS
Ski expedition to the North Pole is a serious
personal challenge. One should be ready to face
that physically
and mentally. It is better to
enjoy the trip rather then to suffer from that.
To get prepared you should be ready to ski or trek
(depending on ice conditions) for 8 - 10 hours a
day for
3 - 4 days. You should also be ready to
pull a sled of 15 - 20 kg which contains you
personal and communal
equipment, fuel and food.
Ice surface is mainly uneven, so you should not
expect smooth skiing and pulling.
Temperatures normally are in between - 20 and - 35
C, so you should be quite familiar with low
temperatures
like that. It can be windy, so count
on wind-chill effect as well. And keep in mind
that there is a pretty small
difference in
temperature during a day, cause the sun is
constantly up, but only a few degrees above the
horizon.
Previous experiences in trekking, mountaineering,
winter sports (particularly skiing) and winter
camping are
quite welcome.
Please contact your physician before making a
decision to join the expedition.
Please note:
A Deposit of $5,000.
USD is required to confirm your place on the
expedition. Of this deposit, $1,000 will be
non-refundable. Deposits will be credited against the balance due at
the exchange rate in effect when final payment is made. Any deposit over
the non-refundable $1,000 will be returned prior to January 15, 2008,
should you cancel your participation with the expedition.
After January 20th, 2008,
there are no deposit refunds.
Final payments are due prior
to January 15, 2008.
Bookings made after February 1, 2008 will
have an increase of 10% of the listed price.
This is a limited participation expedition.
Register early to insure your place at the
North Pole. |
To book your
expedition for 2007,
click here,
or
email: jrrussell@eaglescry.com
or call me: 678.414.9119
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