The Three Poles – Maxime Chaya » Santa Claus

Apr

20.

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

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Maxime Chaya - North Pole Expedition

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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Maxime Chaya via Iridium
Day 47 – Part 2

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Lonnie Dupre – Team Leader
Day 47

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Mar

23.

Whiteout tips the Balance – Day 19

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Maxime Chaya - North Pole Expedition

Rough Ice

Maxime Chaya - North Pole Expedition
Uphill Struggle

We made 6.9 nautical miles in 7 hours…

We had poor ice conditions and headwinds which brought in low visibility.

When the visibility is low, and when you get white-out conditions, it is amazing how hard your eyes work just to get a “fix” on anything. There is no contrast – everything is white – and it is difficult to gauge the terrain.
In these conditions it’s not hard to lose your balance, and at the end of the day you are exhausted!

If all goes well, and if weather conditions are favorable we will receive our first resupply tomorrow. Though our sleds will get heavy again, there are a few goodies in the resupply that we are looking forward to getting… it’s like Santa Claus dropped a bag from his sled

Maxime Chaya via Iridium
Day 19 Briefing in Arabic

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Latest on Sat, 03:36 pm

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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