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Thin Ice keeps us on our toes
Day 52
Thin Ice keeps us on our toes
Day 52
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Thin Ice keeps us on our toes Day 52 Apr 23.  Midnight Sun Dogs The wind has died down, the race is ON! We’re a lean mean skiing machine, well-greased and as efficient as we’ll ever be. The only thing we can’t control is the weather and the drift, both of which have been calmed down by your persistent prayers… thank you. With some fantastic Strategizing and Coordination, we were able to cross paths with Rick Sweitzer and his teams, who were carrying our missing food: the second resupply only delivered 10 of the 15 days of food we were expecting, so Rick carried the remaining 5. Thank you Rick!!! We are now packed and loaded, and nothing, I repeat nothing, will stand between us and the North Pole.
Day 51 Day 51 Apr 23. It’s in Arabic, so here’s the Link: Wadih Abd El Nour writes about Maxime Chaya’s North Pole Quest – LINK Apr 23. Things are looking bleak…
Day 50 Apr 22.  The Team – tent-bound Yet another day of strong winds out of the North at 20-30 MPH, so we’re staying put until the wind dies. A little rest for a tired bunch, but also the loss of one day’s travel which we will have to make up with extra effort in the next couple of days.
Day 49 – Part 1 Day 49 – Part 2 Day 49 Apr 21.  Quick Lunch Stop midst a Massive Whiteout A steady wind straight out of the north is blowing. This does two things: First, it blows in your face all day long making it feel a bit “raw” on the nose and cheeks. Second, and perhaps worse, it pushes you south as you ski north. Though we clocked 12 nautical miles north today, we probably skied closer to 17 miles. The “polar treadmill” likely stole 5 miles of our hard earned travel over the course of the day. When we sleep we are also drifting to the south. So what we really want and need is for the wind to stop blowing and the drift to calm down. Despite the challenges, we remain in good spirits, and are looking forward to reaching 90 degrees. We crossed 3 leads today, all of them in a state of motion, either closing before our very eyes, or opening and becoming wider. |
Latest on Sat, 03:36 pm : you are so fantastic : he did a great job wallah . : you are a amazing personnal i like you you have a courage : you made me realize how infinite can dreams be... : I want to be like you , a risktakere ;i loooooooove you : congragulationsfor your succes maximum max : hi max remember me i am a wellspring i came to villa audie on thursday 3 december 3 : just spent a good part of the night on your site, the little mountain climbing i have done and my attachment to nature help me appreciate how wonderful are your achievements : We are so proud of you I wish to do the same like you : We are proud of you Maxime!! You lift our Lebanese Spirit Up!!! : hello i thank u for coming to our school expo and again i congradulate u n : You are a role model! : go tiger : i am so happy because you came to our school i kept my comic strip in class so maybe miss chirine could give it to you congradulation for your sucess : Dear Maxim.. From a little country to a far away land..wish we all have your determination..you are a world wide symbol of lebanese pride.. GOD BLESS YOU.. : You have an amazing spirit and courage, we are all proud of your achievements! total RESPECT! : Still feeling so proud of what you have done... Max... the hero of Lebanon!!! One of so few in the world to do whatyou have done... : vs etes venu chez ns a l'ecole(IC Ain Aar) on a tous ete impressiones vs etes la fierte du Liban!! Ur our biggest hero thanks for everytime you did ur best to raise lebanon's name very hight!! we are proud of u!! Alf mabrouf : "Maxim respire ,liban existe." Je suis trop fière d'être libanaise comme toi MAXIM. : Max,comme t'appelle tes amis,j'ai suivi avec fierte tes apparences a la TV et ce soir avec Bikra Ilna sur OTV...tu es notre fierte nationale avec un esprit propre ,fier et determine .Courage dans tout ce que tu entreprends,et que Dieu soit toujours avec toi !!! : Maxime you are a history !!! we are so proud of you when i will grow up i will make the climb of everst : It's a great pleasure to meet such a brave conquerer!!! : Max, I watched the first season of Everest and admired your professionalism and compassion and have tremendous respect for you and for all other mountaineers (like me) because of the many challenges you endured. Congratulations to you and to your country! : I am so proud of you! You are a Lebanese hero! : Maxime you ROCK !!! Bravo !! Congrats!! |
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