Great excitement on arrival at the airport and seeing everyone again. We made it to Gargia, near Alta, late that night, to be welcomed by a hearty traditional Norwegian meal of Reindeer stew. We settled into the cabin that was to be our base camp and slept well in anticipation for the next day. We began early with a kit check, a critical component to any expedition. We had endless question on what to wear and when, to stay warm and dry, but we couldn’t resist the outdoors for long and headed p the mountain to stretch our legs. The walk was a great opportunity to take in the scenery (including local lemmings!) and begin to test our kit. It was already dark when we returned at 4pm! Over hot cups of tea we discussed communicating via satellite phone and waited eagerly for another great Norwegian feast and bed.
The ISCE Team (left to right)
Joe Woodward, Antony Jinman (expedition leader), Me, Henry Evans, Ali Negyal
Training Leaders
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| Geoff Somers: British Polar Explorer |
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| Per-Thore Hansen: Norwegian Polar Explorer and host whilst in Norway. |
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