PolarIce10: Kiting across Greenland
Posted in PolarIce10 | By Marc |
What is the ideal preparation for a trans Antarctic kite trip? Yes, right, crossing the second biggest ice cap of the world: Greenland.
Most South Pole Expeditions prepare in Greenland, so do the guys from the PolarIce10-team, Mike Dann, Tim Tottenham, Simon Edmundson and Paddy Scott. They will kite from the Hahn Glacier (N65°49′ W038°35′) to Ilulissat on the west coast (N69°30′ W51°05′). This link connects you to the polarice10 website.
weather4expeditions.com will support these extreme trips with daily weather updates you can read on these pages. This is the first one, valid for the Hahn Glacier area. Enjoy!
PolarIce10-Kite trip from Hahn Glacier to Ilulissat – day 1 – 6 april 10
7april
Wind: N6-10kt becoming ENE2-6kt
Weather (wx): sunny-later more clouds-fair
Temp:-15C becoming -8°C
8april
Wind: N8-12kt becoming weak/calm
Wx: sunny-fair
Temp:-15C becoming -8°C
9april
Wind: N8-12kt becoming NE10-15kt
Wx: very cloudy to overcast with mod/heavy snow/sleet/rain
Temp: -6C becoming 0°C