Eric Bonnem
3 years ago
🇬🇧 THEY HAVE MADE IT!!It was finally tougher than thought and the made it.Congratulations to them both, they deserve to so much.And happy birthday Joke, on December 8th, this is the right place and the right time to celebrate!🇫🇷 ILS L'ONT FAIT !...
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Eric Bonnem
3 years ago
🇬🇧 Sastrugi have made their appearance in the barren Antarctic landscape that has challenged Joke and Henk-Jan for the past week. Plus they faced today the wicked combination of equipment failure (a broken ski) and whiteout conditions which made fo...
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Henk-Jan Geel
3 years ago
🇬🇧 In order to comply with flight constraints, we need to be at Whichaway camp on Tuesday. That leaves 3 days.We made a manhauling schedule as we are not sure we can kite that much with headwinds and sometimes strong wind.So we made a schedule. 9 h...
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Eric Bonnem
3 years ago
🇬🇧 Joke and Henk-Jan are on their way to Whichaway Camp. They mainly progress manhauling because of strong headwind that prevents them from snowkiting. Yet, they managed to launch their large kite today before wind came close to zero... They are no...
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Eric Bonnem
3 years ago
🇬🇧 The weather and intricate terrain have kept them pretty much stuck in the last 24 hours, but now they are able to move course slightly and proceed with their trek to Whichaway Camp. We also have learned that their outbound flight from Antarctica...
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Henk-Jan Geel
3 years ago
🇬🇧 Today, we manhauled with crampons over ice fields. Joke had to get used to her crampons but this worked out fine after a while. After three hours, we took a long lunch break and set up the kites. After we launched them, the wind decreased. So we...
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Eric Bonnem
3 years ago
🇬🇧 Joke and Henk-Jan departed Wolf's Fang Adventure Camp today for their snowkite discovery trek to Whichaway Camp, a journey of 130 km that is expected to take approximately 7 days.🇫🇷 Joke et Henk-Jan ont quitté le camp de Wolf's Fang aujourd'h...
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Eric Bonnem
3 years ago
🇬🇧 Today, Joke and Henk-Jan landed with the Basler at Atka Bay and what they were able to oberve surpassed what they had imagined.🇫🇷 Aujourd'hui, Joke et Henk-Jan sont allés en Basler à la baie d'Atka et ce qu'ils ont pu observer a dépassé ce qu'...
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Eric Bonnem
3 years ago
🇬🇧 Joke and Henk-Jan have arrived safely at Wolf's Fang camp yesterday.Tomorrow, they are flying to Atka Bay for a short visit to the emperor penguins.On Monday, they will start their expedition to Whichaway camp.🇫🇷 Joke et Henk-Jan Joke sont arr...
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Eric Bonnem
3 years ago
🇬🇧 Joke and Henk-Jan departed Cape Town this afternoon and are now underway to ... ANTARCTICA!They should arrive at Wolf's Fang Adventure Camp at around 21:00 and will immediately set up their tent in their magical new surroundings.🇫🇷 Joke et Hen...
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