The theme of the day was leads, and more leads. Various shapes and sizes.

First thing this morning, we were faced with a 200 meter-wide lead. We put on our dry-suits. There was some rubbery virgin ice on which we could walk, but we also had to swim part of the way over.

The next lead was narrow; only 5 m wide, but it was covered in very unstable ice. This time we skied across very carefully, after which we floated the sledges over in another ferrying operation.

The third and fourth leads were almost identical, both having widths of several hundred meters. The new ice on both these leads was just strong enough to ski on safely. Nevertheless, we took all necessary precautions. Our guiding principle is always to minimize risk (See: > Frontpage > Expedition > Objectives).

In spite of the inevitable delays caused by these obstacles, today we set a new distance record for the Expedition.

All's well with the Airborne Rangers.