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.

[Conan the Librarian]

I am currently reading a book about Arctic exploration and I would tell them like the whalers told the British Navy...start Earlier!

These Arctic 'explorers' should read history instead of reading their own propaganda.

[Optimist]

According to Crichton's sources, the Antarctic polar ice is actually thickening.

[bray]

Maybe Algore can go down there and give a speech?? How much fuel did they waste flying down there??

Pray for W and Our Troops

[thackney]

ping

[SandRat]

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

[nothingnew]

...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.

My wife and I are now planning this for our next vacation. I can't wait! I don't get 24 days vacation, so we'll have to really haul ass.....weather and global warming permitting...

FMCDH(BITS)

[grundle]

Or you could just get in your car and drive the 45 miles in 45 minutes.