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April 9, 2003 -
Pen Hadow is still
out on the ice struggling to reach the North Pole. The latest position
report came in this Sunday at 84 18’ N 74 35’W. After having walked for
ten hours that day the progress made was 7,5 nautical miles leaving 73 to
go before reaching the Pole. The weather was sunny but cold with not much
wind.
Forced to swim across
It looks to Pen as if the summer thaw has started as he ran into his first
two leads this weekend. The first one was about 12 meters and since there
seemed to be no way around it he swam it pulling his sled behind. He then camped
next to the second one thinking it may close up during the night. It is
not easy to sleep on bad ice though and there were cracks everywhere. But
the lead did close.
Pen's website...
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