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Apr

15.

14 equals 10 midst Rubble – Day 42

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Maxime Chaya - North Pole Expedition

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.

Maxime Chaya via Iridium
Day 42 – French

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Maxime Chaya via Iridium
Day 42 – English

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Maxime Chaya via Iridium
Day 42 – Arabic

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Mar

14.

Snowshoes for Ridges – Day 10

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Maxime Chaya North Pole

Maxime Chaya North Pole

Maxime Chaya via Iridium
Day 10 Briefing in English

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Our progress today was hampered by wind and a series of appalling pressure ridges.

We awoke to strong winds and decided to hang in the tent until late in the morning in the hopes that the winds would abate, but no such luck. Combined with the -28F temperatures, the wind made our day very uncomfortable.

At these temperatures, breaks – if you can call them that – are nothing more than 30 seconds to eat something. We usually eat on the go.
The real trick is going to the bathroom….

We have encountered several leads, all of them solidly frozen. The pressure ridges have been mostly comprised of symmetrical blocks, which make hauling the sleds up and over extremely difficult.

Though we were on skis yesterday when we had better conditions, today we were on snowshoes.

Our position in degrees, minutes and seconds is N83.32.31, W77.31.45

Latest on Fri, 05:32 pm

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 fière d'être 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!!

sana labelle: we areally proud proud to sse you proud to be lebanease proud to see the flag up there!!!!!!!!!!you are divine MAX .just a real champion a dep one a true one.

Ramzi Hawa: Max this is a fantastic achievement. You are a really outstanding person and a true star. Sincere congratulations.

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