Greenland Expedition 2010

I have finally started exercising with tires. According to people with polar experience, pulling tires is the most effective way to prepare for a long polar expeditions. I have now been out a couple of times, and experienced that dry roads equals maximum friction people stare, point at you and make comments pulling a tire for 1 1/2 hours is exhausting [...]

A common ingredient in the physical preparations of expeditions in polar regions is hauling tires in the forest. This is a very good simulation of the actual motion of hauling a sled. The obvious benefit is that you don’t actually have to travel somewhere with snow to get a proper workout. We have posted a [...]