Today, we had our first real taste of Arctic winds: bitingly cold at 12 m/s. The north-easterly gale blew straight at our facemasks, just off our right flank. Our Sasta anorak hoods were put to their first real-life field test. They passed the test with flying colors!

The Expedition is unanimous in its opinion: a temperature of – 45 C on a calm, windless day is infinitely more easy to withstand than a bitterly windy day with a balmy – 30 C.

Many people following the Expedition via this website have wondered about our slow rate of progress towards the Pole. We have received many concerned messages about this. But do not worry, dear followers. Actually, we are very close to our projected schedule.

For the sake of comparison, the expedition led by  a `Pole Fox´ Richard Weber, is also trekking to the pole unsupported. Richard's two-man team set off from Ward Hunt one day before we did. According to information received, his expedition is only about 25 km in front of us, and he's on schedule too.

Other news: Our Support Team informs us that the Matty Mcnair expedition has had enough of the pack-ice; they were evacuated on March 14. This was the mission of that mysterious aircraft we spotted last week.

With our Expedition, on the other hand, all remains well.