The Three Poles – Maxime Chaya

Apr

20.

Easter on the 89th Degree! The Last Degree! Day 47

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Midnight Sun comes out as we edge closer to the North Pole

Today we made great progress, 14.2 nautical miles, ending the day at N89.11.05, W56.29.16.

We passed our last degree of latitude before the pole…

We are worn out, almost always hungry and still worried about the drift which carries us further south with every passing day… and yet we are in very high spirits. The midnight sun reminds us of how close we are to our goal.

We’ll soon kick back and relax with Mrs. Claus.

Happy Easter!

Maxime Chaya via Iridium
Day 47

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Apr

19.

Drifting South: See Progress Map – Day 46

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Strong Winds drift us South

The Good News: Today we covered 13.6 nautical miles in 11 hours.

The Bad News: We drifted 2 miles south overnight, and likely another 2 miles south during the day, so in reality we skied closer to 15 miles (we measure distance traveled by subtracting Point A at end of Day X from Point B at end of Day Y).

<--------- Check out the Progress Map on the left sidebar to see the drift! It’s very obvious on the map.

It can be very frustrating to work hard all day knowing that while you ski north you are constantly drifting to the south. It is one of the great challenges of any North Pole expedition, and it is commonly referred to as the “Polar Treadmill.”

But we’re still moving forward, 10 steps forward for every 2 steps back!

Our current position is N88.57.43, W63.28.10

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Apr

18.

Strong Winds and a Fresh Crack – Day 45

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Fresh Open Lead!

We are at N88.45.51, W66.15.42.

The wind was out of the WSW at about 20 mph which made the day feel quite raw even though the temperature was only around -8F.

We crossed 1 fresh crack, but otherwise had a mix of rubble and pans.

We will start longer days today for our final push to the pole. We hope to cross 89 degrees tomorrow!

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Apr

16.

Maxime’s Podcast – Day 43

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Apr

15.

14 equals 10 midst Rubble – Day 42

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What an Obstacle Course!

Today we experienced warm temperatures of -8F, but not without a stiff wind of 20 MPH out of the west, heading due east.

Just when we thought we were getting out of the rubble and on to better ice we are confronted with more rubble, which is what happened today. Though we logged 10.7 nautical miles north, we skied closer to 14 nautical miles when you account for the zig-zagging and drift.

We are doing well and our spirits are high.

Our current location in degrees, minutes and seconds is N88.11.33, W74.20.46.

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Apr

14.

88th Degree! Day 41

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Maxime pulling his sled through an overwhelming ridge

Today we had a good day of travel… We passed the 88th Degree!!! Just 2 more to go!
This is a huge achievement, we feel like we are in the home stretch.

While skiing today Lonnie noticed that even his shadow looks skinny. Despite eating 8,000 calories a day (nearly 2.4 lbs of dry food) all three of us are losing weight. It’s clear that food occupies much of our thoughts!

Our position today in degrees, minutes, and seconds is N88.02.19, W76.23.15.

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toufic omran i am from R.B.I.S: you are so fantastic

tweety: he did a great job wallah .

tina: you are a amazing personnal i like you you have a courage

Shoghig: you made me realize how infinite can dreams be...

Omar Al Dana from wellspring [grade 4 ]: I want to be like you , a risktakere ;i loooooooove you

DHARI AL SALEH: congragulationsfor your succes maximum max

ibrahim sakr: hi max remember me i am a wellspring i came to villa audie on thursday 3 december 3

philippe.helou@murex.com: 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

Mireilla AbouRjeily: We are so proud of you I wish to do the same like you

Georges Assaf: We are proud of you Maxime!! You lift our Lebanese Spirit Up!!!

nadia rifai: hello i thank u for coming to our school expo and again i congradulate u n

Samia: You are a role model!

elie zgheib: go tiger

nadia from wellspring: 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

Andree: 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..

Rami: You have an amazing spirit and courage, we are all proud of your achievements! total RESPECT!

Mark: 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...

Nadine: 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

MASAYA: "Maxim respire ,liban existe." Je suis trop fi�re d'�tre libanaise comme toi MAXIM.

Imad A. Aoun: 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 !!!

Rami A: Maxime you are a history !!! we are so proud of you when i will grow up i will make the climb of everst ur are my superman !!!

JC: It's a great pleasure to meet such a brave conquerer!!!

R1: 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!

joumana Accad: I am so proud of you! You are a Lebanese hero!

Ben (NY): Maxime you ROCK !!! Bravo !! Congrats!!

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