1 / 10

Arctic Traverse: Journey into the Cold Snowy Wilderness

Follow the adventure of a team traversing the challenging Arctic region in search of scientific data. Experience the difficulties of extreme weather conditions, equipment failures, and the beauty of the frozen landscape.

gcarreiro
Download Presentation

Arctic Traverse: Journey into the Cold Snowy Wilderness

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. 2004 SnowScience Traverse-Alaska Region (SnowSTAR). Twelve days,24 March–4 April, 825 miles (1300 km). Matthew SturmGlen ListonJon HolmgrenTom Douglas

  2. A typical measurement line during the first 8 days of the trip. Difficult working conditions (wind chill ~-60 degrees F).

  3. Tying things down so they will not blow away.

  4. Torching the propane bottle to get the cooking stove to work in these low temperatures (don’t try this at home!).

  5. Glen and Jon fixing a snowmachine. Wehad 7 breakdowns during the trip.

  6. A cold, snowy Arctic.

  7. The End

More Related