Although we haven’t covered much distance, we feel we have achieved a lot today. We walked for only 4 stretches today, since we are taking it slow these first few days. The icefall was at least as challenging today as yesterday. It was like moving uphill through a frozen sea, with waves up to three to five meters in height. When we at last reached the end of this difficult area it flattened out a bit.

This new terrain we’re in has crevasses that it is possible to fall into. Christian experienced this today, when he fell through a narrow crevasse with his lower body. Fortunately it was so narrow that there was no risk of falling any further. But the incident really reminded us that the skis have to be on at all times, and we have to be extra careful when moving through this territory.

Apart from this, the day has been fantastic. It has been sunny today, and we’ve both been in a cheerful mood. In the evening we talked to Christian Eide from Latitude Expeditions and got some hints on which route to choose next. Tomorrow we will cut southeastwards.

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