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Friday, May 20. The Winds are Blowing 20 May, 05 - 11:24 ------------------------ The winds are blowing at 20 km per hour, but more importantly, are from the right direction - forty five degrees to our direction of travel. My tent mates are imitating animal sounds so I think it is ...100 Kilometers & 750 meters higher 21 May, 05 - 21:07 ------------------------ The day started off with a light wind that propelled us 13 km before disappearing. We reverted to man-hauling our pulks for six hours, with a 2 hour break for dinner and a hot drink in the middle. The...Half Way 23 May, 05 - 13:26 ------------------------ We arrived at the half way point on Sunday night at 20h30 after kiting for 162 km and climbing to the summit of the ice cap at 2,500 meters. It's all downhill from here!. We were ready to continu...Another day without wind 24 May, 05 - 15:33 ------------------------ We have moved an astonishing distance of 0 km in the last 36 hours. The winds have not blown more than 5 km/h, so we have done what we do best; sleep and eat, takeing turns checking for wind. Last ...Team in Training breaks world record 27 May, 05 - 15:14 ------------------------ After a 48hour push, the Greenspeed team (Paul,Sarah,Eric and David) arrived safley on the West side of Greenland to set a new world record for the fastest crossing of the Ice Cap. The team is taking...Going back east 30 May, 05 - 16:05 ------------------------ Everyone in Kangerlussuaq thought we were crazy to be heading back across the Ice Cap. Are we? For the record: "The GreenSpeed expedition started from N 65 46 736 W 38 32 869 on Tuesday, May 1...Easy going 31 May, 05 - 18:22 ------------------------ We have now completed traveled through the rough ice and past the melt ponds. From here on it should be smooth sailing, that is if we get the right winds. Unfortunately the prevailing winds are in o...light show ------------------------ Wednesday June 1st "Pinch and a punch for the 1st of the month". We celebrated the passing of May with a magical light show that even Jean Michel Jare (spelling?) would be envious of!! As we...Switching to day travel 2 Jun, 05 - 09:45 ------------------------ After freezing for the last couple of nights, we made the decision to switch to day time travel. We only traveled a few hours yesterday evening so we could get to sleep around midnight and wake up ear...Awesome winds 3 Jun, 05 - 23:28 ------------------------ We set off for another great day of kiting. The winds have been amazing, blowing strong and steady everyday! If only we had winds like this for our speed crossing. We traveled for 5 hours covering a...Greenland, a kiting paradise 4 Jun, 05 - 23:21 ------------------------ The joy of the last few days has been the latter part of the afternoon when we stop travelling and kite for the fun of it, zipping across the ice cap at fast speeds. A healthy competition has sprung u...Kites, kites and more kites! 6 Jun, 05 - 07:06 ------------------------ We are almost half way across the ice cap, having done a total distance of about 820 km since the start. With the help of our kites we are able to cover ground fast. What makes this trip so interesti...Flying Flexifoil 7 Jun, 05 - 20:35 ------------------------ My choice of kite company for this expedition was an easy one. The second kite I purchased many years ago was a Flexifoil; a Blade 2.2. On my last Antarctic expedition, we flew Flexifoil kites from th...Do you have Wind? 8 Jun, 05 - 09:02 ------------------------ Tuesday , 7th (evening) So as you can see from the last two updates,Sarah and Paul have been talking about their kites , who,when,why where and what, I guess I should follow suit but then that's ...Double Maths 9 Jun, 05 - 20:04 ------------------------ Wednesday 8th June Short and sweet', or rather maybe I should say 'sweet and sour' and no I am not talking about number 29 from the local takaway. I am talking about mother natures next...Blizzard 10 Jun, 05 - 20:33 ------------------------ Good morning from the Greenland Ice Cap. Blizzzard, blizzard and more blizzard. Mother Nature has engulfed us with a nasty spring blizzard. All day yeaterday we put our heads down battling into strong...Stormy conditions 12 Jun, 05 - 06:44 ------------------------ Cheer up cause it could get worse, and it got worse. We woke up to the sound of wind and heavy wet snow slowly burrying our tent. The condition could not get much worse; zero visibility, head win an...give back the sun! 13 Jun, 05 - 08:27 ------------------------ Sunday ,june 12th Who stole the sun?!! It's good weather 4 ducks but then Greenland is not really a duck haven, who knows if this continues maybe it will be soon?The last 48 hrs stuck in our nylo...Monday night, 13 Jun, 05 - 07:48 PM ------------------------ The wind and the snow decreased late on Sunday night. Tired of being cramped up in our little tent, we decided to travel. First we had to dig the tent and the pulks from under one meter of heavy wet s...Come on you Good thing!! Home and dry! 15 Jun, 05 - 06:50 ------------------------ Tuesday,June 14th Who ever did the wind dance/Spell thank you!! We have just completed our return crossing of the Greenland ice cap, bringing the Greenspeed expedition to a successful end! But you&a...
Altitude Tracker
Team arrives in Iceland : ------------------------ We are finally on our way to the Ice Cap. After several long days and nights of packing, sewing and working on our web site, we managed to get to Heathrow on time for our flight to Iceland. We'...Final Preparations Before Partying : ------------------------ Well you probably thought we would be out drinking and partying in Reykjavik. David is but the rest of us are busy at work with final preparations. ...Icelandic Breakfast 16 May, 05 - 08:51 : ------------------------ In a few minutes we will board our flight to Greenland. Everyone is in good form after a good long sleep. Partying in Iceland is scheduled for June 15 on our return through this wonderful country. I...Holiday in Greenland 16 May, 05 - 20:26 : ------------------------ Upon landing in Greenland, we found everyone feasting on wine and whale in celebration of Global warming or not, it's hot 18 May, 05 - 12:24 : ------------------------ It is so hot, like really hot, you know, sun bathing weather. We are camped on the eastern edge of the ice cap, next to a rock ridge that extends down to the ocean 1000 meters below us. We helicopter...Thursday, May 19th 19 May, 05 - 17:06 : ------------------------ After a day of sun lounging, good food, music and company we were all feeling ready to go! All we needed now was wind? I think the phrase 'lost in translation' came to mind as Paul decided to get busy...Friday, May 20. The Winds are Blowing 20 May, 05 - 11:24 : 974.2 ------------------------ The winds are blowing at 20 km per hour, but more importantly, are from the right direction - forty five degrees to our direction of travel. My tent mates are imitating animal sounds so I think it is ...100 Kilometers & 750 meters higher 21 May, 05 - 21:07 : 1867.2 ------------------------ The day started off with a light wind that propelled us 13 km before disappearing. We reverted to man-hauling our pulks for six hours, with a 2 hour break for dinner and a hot drink in the middle. The...Half Way 23 May, 05 - 13:26 : 2812.2 ------------------------ We arrived at the half way point on Sunday night at 20h30 after kiting for 162 km and climbing to the summit of the ice cap at 2,500 meters. It's all downhill from here!. We were ready to continu...Another day without wind 24 May, 05 - 15:33 : 2507.6 ------------------------ We have moved an astonishing distance of 0 km in the last 36 hours. The winds have not blown more than 5 km/h, so we have done what we do best; sleep and eat, takeing turns checking for wind. Last ...Team in Training breaks world record 27 May, 05 - 15:14 : 547.7 ------------------------ After a 48hour push, the Greenspeed team (Paul,Sarah,Eric and David) arrived safley on the West side of Greenland to set a new world record for the fastest crossing of the Ice Cap. The team is taking...Write headline 28 May, 05 - 17:55 : 547.7 ------------------------ Today is a factual update. Tomorrow's will be personal comments from the team members. We are off for dinner and Danish beer. The Final Push We were at the half way point! After only 5 hours of...Going back east 30 May, 05 - 16:05 : 960.2 ------------------------ Everyone in Kangerlussuaq thought we were crazy to be heading back across the Ice Cap. Are we? For the record: "The GreenSpeed expedition started from N 65 46 736 W 38 32 869 on Tuesday, May 1...Easy going 31 May, 05 - 18:22 : 1208.6 ------------------------ We have now completed traveled through the rough ice and past the melt ponds. From here on it should be smooth sailing, that is if we get the right winds. Unfortunately the prevailing winds are in o...light show : 1711.8 ------------------------ Wednesday June 1st "Pinch and a punch for the 1st of the month". We celebrated the passing of May with a magical light show that even Jean Michel Jare (spelling?) would be envious of!! As we...Switching to day travel 2 Jun, 05 - 09:45 : 1807.6 ------------------------ After freezing for the last couple of nights, we made the decision to switch to day time travel. We only traveled a few hours yesterday evening so we could get to sleep around midnight and wake up ear...Awesome winds 3 Jun, 05 - 23:28 : 0.0 ------------------------ We set off for another great day of kiting. The winds have been amazing, blowing strong and steady everyday! If only we had winds like this for our speed crossing. We traveled for 5 hours covering a...Greenland, a kiting paradise 4 Jun, 05 - 23:21 : 0.0 ------------------------ The joy of the last few days has been the latter part of the afternoon when we stop travelling and kite for the fun of it, zipping across the ice cap at fast speeds. A healthy competition has sprung u...Kites, kites and more kites! 6 Jun, 05 - 07:06 : 2497.8 ------------------------ We are almost half way across the ice cap, having done a total distance of about 820 km since the start. With the help of our kites we are able to cover ground fast. What makes this trip so interesti...Flying Flexifoil 7 Jun, 05 - 20:35 : 2526.6 ------------------------ My choice of kite company for this expedition was an easy one. The second kite I purchased many years ago was a Flexifoil; a Blade 2.2. On my last Antarctic expedition, we flew Flexifoil kites from th...Do you have Wind? 8 Jun, 05 - 09:02 : 2533.4 ------------------------ Tuesday , 7th (evening) So as you can see from the last two updates,Sarah and Paul have been talking about their kites , who,when,why where and what, I guess I should follow suit but then that's ...Double Maths 9 Jun, 05 - 20:04 : 2444.2 ------------------------ Wednesday 8th June Short and sweet', or rather maybe I should say 'sweet and sour' and no I am not talking about number 29 from the local takaway. I am talking about mother natures next...Blizzard 10 Jun, 05 - 20:33 : 2378.2 ------------------------ Good morning from the Greenland Ice Cap. Blizzzard, blizzard and more blizzard. Mother Nature has engulfed us with a nasty spring blizzard. All day yeaterday we put our heads down battling into strong...Stormy conditions 12 Jun, 05 - 06:44 : 0.0 ------------------------ Cheer up cause it could get worse, and it got worse. We woke up to the sound of wind and heavy wet snow slowly burrying our tent. The condition could not get much worse; zero visibility, head win an...give back the sun! 13 Jun, 05 - 08:27 : 2261.0 ------------------------ Sunday ,june 12th Who stole the sun?!! It's good weather 4 ducks but then Greenland is not really a duck haven, who knows if this continues maybe it will be soon?The last 48 hrs stuck in our nylo...Monday night, 13 Jun, 05 - 07:48 PM : 2054.1 ------------------------ The wind and the snow decreased late on Sunday night. Tired of being cramped up in our little tent, we decided to travel. First we had to dig the tent and the pulks from under one meter of heavy wet s...Come on you Good thing!! Home and dry! 15 Jun, 05 - 06:50 : 1005.5 ------------------------ Tuesday,June 14th Who ever did the wind dance/Spell thank you!! We have just completed our return crossing of the Greenland ice cap, bringing the Greenspeed expedition to a successful end! But you&a...
Expedition Log
EXPEDITION ROUTE INFO (Kilometer and Meter)
LAT LONG ALT DTS DTT DTG
Isortoq START 65.43 38.57 n/a
Kangerlussuaq TURN 67.00 51.00 n/a
Isortoq END 65.43 38.57 n/a
Total Distance 600 km
EXPEDITION LOG
D DATE LAT LONG ALT DT DTS DTT DTG
 
1 20 May, 05 - 11:24 65°46.73 038°32.87 974.2 0.01 0 0.01 1067.56
2 21 May, 05 - 21:07 66°01.60 040°40.16 1867.2 100.55 100.09 100.56 967.47
3 23 May, 05 - 13:26 66°13.71 044°13.81 2812.2 162.39 257.33 262.95 810.23
4 24 May, 05 - 15:33 66°13.74 044°13.45 2507.6 0.28 257.1 263.23 810.46
5 27 May, 05 - 15:14 67°09.09 050°02.46 547.7 276.63 533.8 539.86 533.76
6 30 May, 05 - 16:05 67°07.82 049°36.88 960.2 18.64 552.39 558.5 515.17
7 31 May, 05 - 18:22 67°06.79 049°07.69 1208.6 21.2 573.42 579.7 494.14
8 31 May, 05 - 18:22 67°18.09 047°35.98 1711.8 69.35 631.44 649.05 436.12
9 2 Jun, 05 - 09:45 67°21.18 047°15.75 1807.6 15.6 643.19 664.65 424.37
10 3 Jun, 05 - 23:28 67°17.05 045°38.60 0.0 70.12 710.52 734.77 357.04
11 4 Jun, 05 - 23:21 67°19.50 045°07.63 0.0 22.7 728.47 757.47 339.09
12 6 Jun, 05 - 07:06 67°22.93 043°43.47 2497.8 60.62 776.61 818.09 290.95
13 7 Jun, 05 - 20:35 67°14.69 043°23.83 2526.6 20.81 796.96 838.9 270.6
14 8 Jun, 05 - 09:02 67°08.89 043°10.92 2533.4 14.25 810.75 853.15 256.81
15 9 Jun, 05 - 20:04 66°31.19 042°33.64 2444.2 75.21 868.52 928.36 199.04
16 10 Jun, 05 - 20:33 66°25.44 042°14.16 2378.2 17.98 885.95 946.34 181.61
17 12 Jun, 05 - 06:44 66°16.86 041°46.63 0.0 26.01 910.79 972.35 156.77
18 13 Jun, 05 - 08:27 66°17.59 041°46.50 2261.0 1.36 910.43 973.71 157.13
19 13 Jun, 05 - 07:48 PM 66°06.39 041°12.73 2054.1 32.82 940.95 1006.53 126.61
20 15 Jun, 05 - 06:50 65°46.75 038°32.90 1005.5 126.57 1067.52 1133.1 0.04
 
ABBREVIATIONS
DTTDistance traveled total (true)
DTDistance traveled since last update (true)
DTSDistance traveled straight line (as the crow fly)
DTG Distance to go straight line (as the crow fly)