Non-stop: the North Pole on skis

Finally! I could make one of my dreams, "traverse to the North Pole solo, completing two days of the last grade successfully. I have been very useful information collected in 2008 by the expedition to the pole with Jesus Calleja and Television Program team extreme challenges, from here my thanks.

DESCRIPTION:
Traverse on skis with a distance of 800 kilometers from a Russian base on the sea ice in the Siberian Arctic slope. A spectacular journey to the point where they join all terrestrial meridians.
This is a unique trip into the northern end of the planet that will allow us to perform a unique experience: to reach the Geographic North Pole, the only place on Earth where every direction is South.


Imitating Peary, Herbert, Uemura and other mythical explorers have had to travel on skis over 800 km. , Sea ice before reaching the Pole.

It is indescribable the feeling of moving on a constantly moving ice surrounded by a multitude of pressure ridges and open water channels.

PREPARATION:
I will leave Russia temporarily station "Borneo" placed on an ice floe adrift in the middle of the Arctic Ocean to 89 degrees north latitude. My goal is not a very common, but the uninhabited Geographic North Pole, the point where the land all meridians.

22/12/09 Day: Departure from Barcelona to Longyearbyen (Spitsbergen, Norway) on a scheduled flight via Oslo. I make a little visit to the city. Overnight at hotel.

Day 23/12/09: Heading into an Antonov-74 to the base derivante "Borneo" located at 89 º N. Preparation of the night and shop equipment.

ACTIVITIES:
Days 24 and 25/12/09: En route to the North Pole. The route is through numerous pressure ridges and open water channels in the middle of the pack ice in motion, I 400 km., Daily, during the march rhythm that is still about 55 minutes of running and stop 5 minutes to drink and eat something. Because 24 hours of sun, skiing without any problem I have saved in the front pack.

Day 25/12/09: At 00h10 I reach the Geographic North Pole, Christmas is the day I have a strange feeling is neither night nor day, I'm only here it is unbelievable after so much sacrifice I'm in training middle of nowhere, I take a few pictures, it's very cold soon return to the Russian base, thank goodness we have not seen any polar bear by chemical. I arrive at the heliport ...

THE RETURN:
Day 26/12/09: Return by helicopter to "Borneo" I'm exhausted now the Russians offered me a "paella" that devoured in a flash, plas. Afternoon flight to Longyearbyen. Accommodation in hotel and dinner.

Day 27/12/09: Return. Flight Longyearbyen-Oslo-Barcelona.
Upon arriving back at the Oslo airport a magazine I was pleasantly surprised that it echoed the activity in English because I bought in Norway had already been exhausted, I will soon be published in Spain coincided with the entry of the new year.

Once recovered from Jet Lag somewhat disoriented drew up the review for the blog.

Author's Note: This trip has to be considered an issue where unforeseen circumstances occur, such as bad weather, bad ice conditions, etc.. and therefore subject to change on the ground. In Norway there is an eco-tax to pay 150 kronor (19 euros) for travel through Savalbard archipelago in the North Pole.

Happy day ... The Track


T1 to the recently arrived from Barcelona airport and I suddenly realize that we are in the vicinity of Christmas, now day 22 seems the whole world is seeing the results of the National Lottery, no one in the terminal !.

Flight Norwegian Air is a low cost carrier ticket round trip cost me 45 € and foremost a "bargain" because from tomorrow up the trarifas. For provinces such as I fly over the airport is an event is really impressive amount.

Followed over a somewhat rough journey because I wanted to leave, first fly and then land at Gardermoen Airport, Oslo (Norway) for wearing crampons and ice ax him go unfilled. A rest and transfer to Polo.

The arrival at the Pole with Atonov-74 is always spectacular.

Transfer by helicopter, the cold is already playing a trick on the end froze the camera.

The landscape leaves me with an open mouth but I'm soon to be closed tego -25 º.

I run into a camp of Americans, are two of Chicago and two Texas, these Yankees also want to reach the North Porl but will take their time because they do in the form of Non-stop, some greetings and good-bye.

Glupss, looking down I'm petrified, I hope not to meet any polar bear for sure, sure I have to lose.

As no landmarks occasionally I have to observe through binoculars the whole environment is a sea of ice and at least no bears in sight.

Continuous trip now topping a ridge of snow. Photograph taken in automatic.

I reach my goal the North Pole Geodesic'm insulting a few pictures and I have to go back because I'm too cold to -35 ° and there are times when you do not know if it's night or day but I do not care much because today I am privileged . I get excited and tears out of my eye drops do not reach the ground had been frozen in the face!.

And the story is told and no more pictures a technical problem prevented warranted here today which for me has been quite a feat.

The magazine I bought in Oslo, shit costs 50 crowns almost 7 EURAC to change.