Greenland Expedition 2010

All the water we need during the expedition we will have to melt ourselves. We will need 8-10 liters of water every day, so we need an efficient stove. We have chosen to use my old trusty Primus Omnifuel for this purpose. It will provide us with 3000 watts of jet sounding energy. I have [...]

All expeditions in polar regions need to be outfitted with a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB). If we find ourselves in a life threthening situation that we can’t get out of by our own devices, we will first try to call up the authorities of Greenland by sattelite phone. If that for some reason should fail [...]

One piece of advice we have received from several seasoned winter expeditionists is to minimize the weight we haul. A synthetic sleeping bag for -40 degrees could weigh as much as 4-5 kg (10 lbs). Western Mountaineering makes a -40 down bag that weighs in at about 2,1 kg (4 lbs. 10 oz.). Combined with [...]

We have updated the image series on how to prepare a Paris pulk with textual instructions in the hope that others can benefit from our experience. Have a look at it if you like: