The expedition of Fyodor Konyukhova was half way from the North Pole to Greenland
Half way from the North Pole to Greenland was the Russian Arctic expedition of the famous traveler Fyodor Konyukhova and conqueror of the North Karelian Victor Simon. Left to Greenland 350 km, said Fyodor Sunday evening at the Moscow headquarters of the expedition.
Itar-Tass on the eve of two Arctic explorer passed 21 km, met four cracks per day.
"All the cracks are tight young ice, no snow, in fact we were on the ice bendable, we succeeded only because of the half-empty sledge" - Said by satellite phone Grooms. He added: "If the sled weighed, as in the first days after the launch, probably would have failed."
Now at the expedition of two and twelve Karelian Huskies begin the most difficult part of the route. According to the satellite images, in front of a huge strip of open water, it is a hundred kilometers crosses the road travelers.
Another problem is that the expedition must be tomorrow or the day after to find a relatively smooth and reliable ice floe for the preparation of the runway.
"Tomorrow is still going to complete the program, but the April 30 start to look for a block of ice and wait for the plane of the Canadian company Kenn Borek Air, which is to deliver food and equipment with new, dry" - Said Grooms.
May 1 expedition will be on-site, overloading received food and other goods from containers in the bag. Also, dogs need to rest before working with heavy sleds.
Ended the session the words of Fyodor Konyukhova that the weather forecast is alarming travelers.
"It gets very warm, we were colder and frost is better, but the summer is coming, and there's nothing we can do about it. We will, with God's help to get out of these latitudes in the Greenlandic firmament" .
On behalf of the mayor Igor Pushkarev here was laid out a new road surface, replaced borders, and also repaired sidewalks. Recall that the overhaul of the surrounding areas and local roads in...
At yesterday in Vladivostok discussion of the bill "On the free provision of land plots for individual housing construction in the Primorsky Territory," which briefly referred to as the "Law of the...
Journey lasted from May 2012 to July 2013. Cover «SOS Sailor" - a joint project with Mummy Troll Belgian artists Leroy Brothers and their interactive service «Witness Your World», giving any user...
In the night from 18 to 19 March at the remote fire was reported that a private home off the street in the village of Construction Krasnorechenskaya Dalnegorsk district. A young man died in a fire in...
В 2006 году гражданка С. была лишена родительских прав, ее шестилетнего сына Марка отправили в детский дом. Безработной нерадивой мамаше, забывшей про родного ребенка, случайного заработка, как...
Amur region, every day experiences rescue officers on the strength of Russia. In addition to helping people affected by the floods, the evacuation of the sunken areas of the region are being...
Primorsky Regional Court for a particularly serious sexual offenses against a minor stepson sentenced 47-year-old resident Dalnerechensky district......
The work involved 14 people and eight vehicles. Also, on the eve of the Center for Crisis Management in the Primorsky Territory Administration received a complaint from Lazo district for assistance...
Во Владивостоке установлена мемориальная доска писателю, заслуженному работнику культуры РСФСР, ветерану Великой Отечественной войны, почётному гражданину города Льву Князеву. Как сообщает...
Все права защищены! Полное или частичное копирование материалов с сайта разрешается только с разрешения администрации проекта! В случае не соблюдения данных правил - мы будем вынуждены обратиться к администрации вашего хостинга и ваш домен будет заблокирован, либо в суд для назначения штрафа за незаконное копирование и распространение материала!