Arctic trek falls prey to elements (Global warming protest cancelled due to cold weather)

Star Tribune ^ | June 4, 2005 | Richard Meryhew

[grundle]

It took 2 1/2 years for polar explorers Lonnie Dupre and Eric Larsen to plan their trek across the Arctic Ocean.

But once launched, it took only three weeks for it to fall apart.

Amid a stretch of extraordinarily heavy snowfall, strong winds and broken and shifting ice, the two men from Grand Marais, Minn., who had hoped to become the first adventurers to cross the Arctic Ocean in summer, abandoned their expedition Thursday after advancing only 45 miles in 24 days.

Conditions were so treacherous, in fact, that the men, who had hoped to make the crossing to call attention to global warming and the receding polar ice cap, couldn't be picked up and airlifted out by helicopter until Friday.

[grundle]

I also could have subtitled this: "Greenpeace activists protest global warming by burning fossil fuel in helicopter."

[Jeff Head]

LOL...this is rich.

[flashbunny]

hahahahahahahahahahahahhhahahahahahahahaaaaahahahahahaha.

[RegulatorCountry]

"The horrifying experience of these brave, brave pioneers in progress will surely raise awareness within the world community at large that climate change is not just a threat in the near future, it is very, very real, and it is here now, so we must act now for the future of our children, and our childrens' children." (sarcasm)

[SolidRedState]

Great! Couldn't have gone better if it had been scripted.
I am ROFL.
Great post.

[cardinal4]

I also could have subtitled this: "Greenpeace activists protest global warming by burning fossil fuel in helicopter."

LOL!! Ill bet they drove all their gear to the airport in an evil SUV!

[hang 'em]

Dupre, a carpenter, and Larsen, a dog musher, bicycle racer and wilderness guide, started their 1,200-mile expedition May 10 and had planned to complete the crossing -- the first ever in summer months -- by August.

Yeah, a couple of highly trained rocket scientists out to prove a point using the scientific method. Morons.

[grundle]

Ping!

[grundle]

Thanks.

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[GreenHornet]

Having cut short their arctic trip, Lonnie Dupre and Eric Larsen will now attempt to raise awareness of gun violence by holding a candlelight vigil in an ammunition plant.

[upchuck]

Other articles posted here about this:

From 6/11: Arctic Explorers Say Global Warming Forced Them to Cut Journey Short

From 6/3: Minnesota men abandon Arctic trek

[Balding_Eagle]

The Eco Nuts held a Global Warming Conference in Colorado Springs CO in the late 80's or early 90's.

They were forced to cancel a number of events because of bitter cold and snow!

[grundle]

Thanks.

[grundle]

Oh wow. From one of the other articles, I see that these Greenpeace activists fired a 0.308 caliber rifle at the polar bears. There are so many liberal hypocricies going on in this.

[mad puppy]

A .308 on a polar bear will only make the bear mad.

[upchuck]

Hypocrites! Yer welcome :)

[Trillian]

More proof of global warming ping ;)

[ElkGroveDan]

I'm just finishing up reading Michael Crighton's book State of Fear. Y'all should read it. Totally debunks global warming with real and true cites throughout the book. Great thriller novel too.

[xp38]

I liked this bit....Heavy and consistent snowstorms and strong winds and ocean currents made for difficult travel. Worse, the ice often shifted in such a way that it caused a backward drift as the men slept, offsetting much of the progress they would make during the day. Although the men traveled more than 150 miles in three weeks, they moved only 45 miles toward the North Pole, Gregory said. "What would happen is that they'd make all this progress, then drift backwards in their sleep," she said. "It was pretty discouraging and really exhausting."