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Eagles Cry Adventures, Inc. 3391 Annandale Lane Suwanee, Georgia 30024 USA Office: 678.482.5999 Mobile: 678.414.9119 Skype Tele: russ5142 Email: jrrussell@eaglescry.com Web: www.eaglescry.com
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It's entirely up to you to experience the most "Exhilarating Adventure in Your Life" !! .... To Ski the Last Degree. YOU'll step back in time and DISCOVER THE NORTH POLE LIKE THE VERY FIRST EXPLORERS REACHED IT. Your skis will glide over the first foot prints left by the legendary explorers! You'll see the same landscapes. The same wind will push you forward or on the contrary will hamper your movement toward the cherished goal. The same ice ridges will block your way and you will negotiate them. The drift of ice fields will not respect the hard work of your tremendous efforts to move forward… But at the end of the journey when you reach the top of the planet, you'll really have "dug down" inside yourself, and discovered more of what your really made of! We'll take you from Spitsbergen, Svalbard to the drifting ice base. You'll stay there 1 day to check your equipment and acclimate, before you set out on the ice. We'll place you out on the ice at latitude 89 degrees N. In 5-6 days, when you arrive on the North Pole, you'll stay there and celebrate your victory. Then we'll arrive by helicopter to pick you up and return you to the drifting ice base.
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Physical Requirements:
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Physical requirements are two-fold. 1) Physical, and 2) Psychological. You will Ski 8-10
hours a day for 7 to 9 days in order to reach the Pole. The distance of
one degree is about 65 miles, but you will encounter several leads that
you will need to negotiate over or go up to 10 miles around and back. Remember
you will be hauling sledges behind you as well. We recommend everyone to
be in physically good condition and to have previous experience with the
muscles used in cross-country skiing. Certainly this can be a great inspiration
and motivation for making a great exercise regimen for the next year. You
must have good aerobic stamina and to have good upper body strength to
pull your ski poles up to 8-10 hours a day. But you don't have to be superhuman,
just in good physical condition.
Tell us whether you
have mountainous, snow, or temperate regions where you are, and we will
design a preparatory program for your group. Basically, whether skiing
or hiking, if you organize a physically challenging 6-8 day program, you
will find out if you are unfit or unwilling for the challenge. You should
expect to be able to do 8-10 hours of hiking or cross-country skiing each
day. This would be a sufficient criterion for skiing the pole. The psychological
aspect should not be overlooked either. There are always unexpected situations
that change the itinerary or logistics, and everyone must have a
flexible psyche to remain cool under these circumstances.
It is important to "roll with the punches" and to remain calm.
Day 1, (exact date TBA)- Fly from your country to Longyearbyen, Svalbard via Oslo, Norway. Our expedition guides will provide transportation to the hotel. Accommodations are at a 3-4 star hotel. An organizational meeting and a "festive" party will be held prior to departure to the North Pole ice base. Day 2, April - Checking out your gear, practice runs and getting to know team members. Excursion programs around Svalbard, that you can schedule in advance are available. Day 3, April
- Flight to the Drifting Ice Base at
the North Pole. - Flight is 3 hours. Settle into the camp and
begin preparing your equipment for your assault on the North Pole.
This base camp will be located on the largest, safest, most solid pack
ice nearest to the Pole. Since we are on the Polar ice floe, the base camp
may be within 50 miles of the true North Pole, and moves on average of
5 to 16 kilometers per day. You'll be placed out on the ice in the most
strategic position of northerly moving ice. You will be supplied
tents, food, heaters, and communication. Keep in mind that the polar
ice cap is roughly two meters thick and the Arctic Ocean underneath is
4,200 meters deep! The ice cap is constantly moving due to the wind and
ocean current, so bring your GPS and watch the base camp migrate up to
one or two kilometers per hour, on the 1,600 kilometer polar ice cap. The
North Pole is more of a GPS location when you are on the ice cap because
it is not constant, as on the South pole, a continent, which doesn't move.
We will take several of your senior persons in your ski group to fly over
the selected ski path to the North Pole. This way you will have the most
accurate up to date appraisal of the ice floes, pressure ridges and leads.
This will allow you to make any tactical changes to ensure your success
on the ice to reach the Pole. The remainder of the day your ski group will
acclimate to the Arctic Environment. Organize your group for your assault
on the ice the following day. Day 4-8, April -
Set off for your assault to the North Pole! 5 Days on the ice. Day 9, April -
CELEBRATION AT THE EXACT GEOGRAPHIC NORTH POLE !!
Day 10, April -
Day 11, April -
***The
itinerary may change according to the North Pole Weather and other logistical
variables.
Eagles Cry Adventures, Inc. 3391 Annandale Lane Suwanee, Georgia 30024 USA Telephone Office:678.482.5999 Mobile:678.414.9119
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Eagles Cry Adventures, Inc.
has been operating as a premier high Arctic outfitter for over 8 years.
That's why we can offer the best ski treks for the lowest prices.
Safety Systems:
Eagles Cry Adventures, Inc.
operates under the strictest safety guidelines for its programs at the
North Pole. First of all, we maintain one of the best and most cohesive
communications systems with our ski team. We have a very good relationship
with the emergency aircraft at the drifting ice base. We equip our ski
team with Iridium satellite phones, as well as backup HF Radios when necessary.
We use Argos Systems for emergency
back-up location finding. This satellite uplink transponder will send multiple
signals up to a satellite, which will instantly locate in GPS grid, where
the ski team is at that exact moment, even if they continue to move. It
is better than the EPIRB System. Furthermore, each ski guide has previously
arranged protocols for over 25 situations or arctic scenarios (certain
weather and emergency possibilities). Unlike all other outfitters who use
the same radio operator with only one HF Radio, Eagles Cry Adventures has
its own dedicated radio operator, Curtis Lieber available 24/7 at the base
camp . We have no other distractions or priorities than our own ski group.
We have a medical professional available at the ice base and Eagles Cry
Adventures
brings its own medical and surgical equipment that meet American Standards.
All our medicine meets American Pharmaceutical Standards.
To "SKI THE LAST DEGREE TO THE NORTH POLE" has inherent risks, but for
the opportunity of a LIFETIME, I think you will agree that it is worth
that little bit of risk. Just like many things in life, some of the greatest
experiences, such as reaching the summit of Mt. Everest, skiing to the
North Pole has its risks. Human technology is not infallible in such extreme
weather regions. You will be required to sign a "Release of Liability"
acknowledging your independent responsibility for undertaking such a bold
adventure. Of course you will be one of few on this planet that will ever
experienced such an awesome adventure of a lifetime!! It's your decision,
but we want you to know that Global Expedition Adventures, Inc. will do
everything in our power to keep those risks to a minimum, after all, we
will be right there with you !!!!! |
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Eagles Cry Adventures monitors the winds and the ice floes and places our
ski group out on the ice showing the most consistent northerly shift. Recently
this has been at the 120th * longitude.
·Eagles
Cry Adventures has had an impeccable safety record!! Our ski groups are constantly
monitored while they are out on the ice.
·The
"Ski the Last Degree to the North Pole Expedition" may traverse a distance
of up to 50 to 70 Kilometers. The distance from the point you are placed
out on the ice to the North Pole may be greater depending on the number
of "leads" (cracks in the ice that you must go around), and the activity
or movement of the ice (southerly or northerly etc). Typically each year,
skiers can expect the trek to be about 70 Kilometers. ·The
average or minimal average forward movement of most ski groups in the past
years has been 8.5 miles. Therefore it is very conceivable for an average
or even slow group progression to make it to the North Pole in 4 to 5 days.
Our itinerary arranges for 5 days and utilizing the last day to reach the
Pole. And this is where the strict attention to northerly drifting ice
comes to be appreciated.
·April
is the only month any outfitter can send expeditions to the Pole. The sun
rises February/March and the ice base is set up at the end of March. Expeditions
are sent up throughout April, and by May the drifting ice base is taken
off the ice because the ice floes become unstable for such activity.
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