{"id":666,"date":"2013-01-07T19:46:08","date_gmt":"2013-01-08T00:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inaheartbeat.ca\/tyl\/?p=666"},"modified":"2013-01-07T19:46:08","modified_gmt":"2013-01-08T00:46:08","slug":"day-8-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uhnfdn.ca\/tyl\/blog\/2013\/01\/07\/day-8-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

South 89.10.250 by W 83.27.755<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Temperature -20, no wind.<\/p>\n

It was an incredibly warm night even though it was about -25 or -30 degrees Celsius outside. Because of the radiance and thermal energy from the sun, it got so hot in the tent I was sleeping on top of my sleeping bag in my skivvies.<\/p>\n

We woke up to a gorgeous day; a traditional blue bird day. You could see forever.\u00a0 When you look out on the incredible expanse, you recognize that you really are just stuffed in this immense polar cap.<\/p>\n

Looking at it, I said to Keith, \u201cwhy did you choose this career?\u201d, and his answer was, \u201cbecause it was easy.\u201d I think he was using his usual sarcasm.<\/p>\n

Started out with tea with the boys and then we got on with the day.<\/p>\n

On the trail.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s very easy to see that when you look out on the never-ending stretch of polar cap, it really plays with your head. By the time you\u2019ve done pi to the power of seven and calculated that number, you realize you still have still got six hours of skiing and pulling left to do.<\/p>\n

\"PolarIceCAp\"<\/a>
The horizon. Hard to tell where the land ends and the sky begins.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dale&Diego\"<\/a>
Dale and Diego resting in their tent at camp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Camp\"<\/a>
The team’s campsite and path where they skied from.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Keith, who is a bear of a man, is pulling a sled that probably weighs about 70 kilos. The rest of us are pulling sleds that are about 45 kilos.<\/p>\n

Each sled contains your own kit and also the team gear you require. For example, I\u2019m carrying, for my tent with Keith, food and our cooking system. Keith is carrying the tent system, the stove and the fuel. That\u2019s just an example of how you set it up.<\/p>\n

The way the day is structured is you walk in pushes and take breaks. Each push lasts about an hour to an hour and 15 minutes and traditionally would cover between 1.2 to 1.5 nautical miles.<\/p>\n

The sense when you look out on the horizon is that you\u2019re perpetually going uphill.\u00a0 That in itself is a little bit disheartening. Nonetheless, we did well today, covering just over 6 nautical miles and are now at south 89.10.250 miles.<\/p>\n

Everyone\u2019s cooking dinner in their own tents tonight. We\u2019re having food from a bag \u2013 it\u2019s all been dehydrated. I\u2019m having chicken with rice and Keith is having sweet and sour pork with rice. Basically, we keep the food really light and then you add two cups of water and let it sit.<\/p>\n

Everyone\u2019s doing well \u2013 oxygen saturations all the way around are fine. The team was tired today. It was a longer pull than we did yesterday and people still are trying to get acclimatized, but overall, a really impressive performance by everybody.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

South 89.10.250 by W 83.27.755 Temperature -20, no wind. It was an incredibly warm night even though it was about -25 or -30 degrees Celsius outside. Because of the radiance and thermal energy from the sun, it got so hot in the tent I was sleeping on top of my sleeping bag in my skivvies. … <\/p>\n

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