Today the team continued their journey up and through the pass of the two
mountains next to the Thiel resupply point, then down the other side, and then
up again towards the polar plateau. Despite the ups and downs (no pun intended)
they made over 24 kilometers and ended at S85.35.622, W 87.20.883. This mileage
was made in 10 hours of travel, which is quite good for the team, considering
they have heavy sleds again.
We received a new batch of photos from the
expedition and will post them over the coming days. The photo below shows the
process of melting water, a continual task that takes almost every minute of
time in camp, depending on the number of hours you spend in camp of course.
Melting snow into water outside is a luxury that comes with having such nice
weather. It is most commonly done either in the vestibule of the tent, or in the
tent itself.
Believe it or not there is a trick to melting water. If you
start the process by putting snow in a pot then heating the pot you are bound to
have water that tastes burnt. Rather the correct way to melt snow is to start
with a little water and slowly add more snow in small quantities. If you add too
much snow at one time it will absorb all the water and you will end up with the
same burnt taste. Thus, you need to be mindful, and it is best to plan your day
so that you end up with a little water to start the melting process. It goes
much quicker!
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Another Day…
Posted on December 29, 2011 by UK Support Team
Today the team continued their journey up and through the pass of the two
mountains next to the Thiel resupply point, then down the other side, and then
up again towards the polar plateau. Despite the ups and downs (no pun intended)
they made over 24 kilometers and ended at S85.35.622, W 87.20.883. This mileage
was made in 10 hours of travel, which is quite good for the team, considering
they have heavy sleds again.
We received a new batch of photos from the
expedition and will post them over the coming days. The photo below shows the
process of melting water, a continual task that takes almost every minute of
time in camp, depending on the number of hours you spend in camp of course.
Melting snow into water outside is a luxury that comes with having such nice
weather. It is most commonly done either in the vestibule of the tent, or in the
tent itself.
Believe it or not there is a trick to melting water. If you
start the process by putting snow in a pot then heating the pot you are bound to
have water that tastes burnt. Rather the correct way to melt snow is to start
with a little water and slowly add more snow in small quantities. If you add too
much snow at one time it will absorb all the water and you will end up with the
same burnt taste. Thus, you need to be mindful, and it is best to plan your day
so that you end up with a little water to start the melting process. It goes
much quicker!
Making water takes hours every
day. Can you guess who this mystery person is?
Make
sure to listen to Dennis’ audio update and check back again tomorrow for another
update from the team!