The holiday season is over and we have entered 2010, the year when we will fulfill our dreams. It is 17 weeks left until departure for Greenland on Monday May 3. During these final weeks we need to apply for SAR insurance, weapons permit, book final flights and accomodation on the East Cost. We need to practice first aid, glacier safety and camping procedures, purchase the final equipment and more. We have less than four months now for training and preparations. During Christmas I increased the training load from two to three times per week, and estimate that I have about 40 more sessions to go before Greenland.
Luckily, the winter has arrived at Nøtterøy and the car tires have been replaced by pulk sleds loaded with wood. Tha latest two weeks have been quite cold, with temperatures between -10 and -20 degrees celcius. We even got half a meter of snow for Christmas. So, in addition to gaining weight from all the sweets and fat food I’ve managed to go skiing four times this week, and the guilt from not exercising in November has gone.
In four weeks from now we will spend 5-7 days skiing across Hardangervidda, the largest mountain plateau in Europe. This final trip will test the status of our physical and mental conditions and pinpoint any necessities for change before leaving for Greenland.
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