Day 2 of the expedition
Distance traveled: 5km
Position: N 65,48.783 W 038,38.025
Elevation: 1085 m / 3.599 ft

After no less than 5 plane flights and one helicopter flight the team has finally arrived on the Greenland ice cap. The weather is warm and the sun is shining almost 24 hours a day and at least during the evening the winds are blowing.

Yesterday we were dropped off at Greenspeed Ridge, a location where Sarah and I departed from on a similar expedition 3 years ago. After watching the helicopter take off we promptly started to ski towards a location where we would acquire better winds and flatter terrain. Here we set up a basecamp and have been training, improving our skills and teaching Will how to kite ski. When we feel he is ready we will head out over the ice cap towards Dog Camp, a location near the west side of Greenland where we will be picked up by plane. A total distance of roughly 500 km / 310 mi with a maximum elevation of 2300 m / 7,545 ft. Along the way we hope to encounter DYE 2 an abandoned DEW Line station, and we may go out of our way to locate its sister station DYE 3, if we have time.

But for now we are going to enjoy our coastal view and the steady evening winds.

Eric McNair-Landry