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„25 km í dag @2460m. Hvasst SV og skyggni ekkert. Fínt skíðafæri og litlir rifskaflar.“

In short:

„ 25 km today. Camp at 2460m. Windy South Western and no visibility. Good skiing and small sastrugis.“

 

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„Matur dugir ef gengur áfram vel. Hábunga á miðv.dag við camp 13. DYE II eftir 6 daga. Talsvert stórir rifskaflar tefja för.“

In short:

„Food supplies will probably last if our progress will still be good. The highest point on Wednesday by camp 13. DYE II after 6 days. Sastrugis are slowing us down.“

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„Langur og góður dagur 21.7 km.“

In short:

„Long but good day 21.7 km“

 

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„Náðum 8 km eftir kl. 16 þegar veðrinu slotaði. 50 cm af jafnföllnum snjó á jöklinum, 1.5 m við tjöldin. Erum í c.a. 1680 m.“

In short:

„Walked 8 km after 1600 hours after the storm was over. 50 cm of new snow on the glacier but 1.5 meters around the tents in camp. We are at about 1680 m altitude“

 

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„Hitastig komið í -2°C og stanslaus snjókoma, 5-7 m/s og kóf. Höldum kyrru fyrir.“

In short:

„Temperature has risen to -2 °C and it´s snowing nonstop in 5-7 m/s wind. Staying put again“

 

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„Höldum kyrru fyrir. Mikið kóf og úrkoma, 8-10 m/s. 1,5 m háir skaflar við tjöldin. Allir við góða heilsu.“

In short:

„Staying put. Snow storm and precip., 8-10 m/s wind. 1.5 m deep snow outside the tents. Everyone in good spirit.“

The Greenland Crossing 2014 – Róbert

 

Leader: Róbert Þór Haraldsson
Expedition members: Anthony, Chris and Bjarni
Departure to Greenland: 12th April 2014
Start of expedition: 14th. April 2014

Here you can follow the progress of the month long tour Greenland Crossing. The group flew out from Reykjavík on the 12th of June to Greenland and is estimated to finish the crossing in 30 days.

The expedition leader is Róbert Þór and for further information and details you can visit the tour page here.