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Mar
10

Adventures In Between

They've made it!!!

Saturday 9th March - Latitude 51.51 Longitude 104.52

LISTVYANKA HOSTEL

Simon and Sark's update:

Our adventure is over.

We are sad to finish, and glad to finish.

Sad to finish, we have...

Mar
9

Adventures In Between

SIMON HAS FALLEN THROUGH THE ICE

Friday am update: Lake Baikal is not finished with us yet!

Simon and Sark have been blown off our feet by 50 knot winds, as the gusts battered them, they made for the shore line...

Mar
7

Adventures In Between

Food, drink and firing up the stove

Food and drink is very important on an expedition like this. During the day Simon and Sark take regular rest tops so they can drink from the thermos flask (filled with hot water)...

Mar
6

Adventures In Between

They’re out of tea bags!!!

Monday morning the guys had a team talk with the home team to discuss the option. The wind was blowing into the sat phone making it difficult to talk and at one point they lost...

Mar
5

Adventures In Between

A mix of snow and ice

The skies have been clear and sunny. On Saturday it was 50% snow and 50% ice under foot, the going was good and Simon and Sark covered 30 kilometres – There best day yet!

Ahead...

Feb
28

Adventures In Between

Finally on clear ice!

After 11 days on the Lake, Simon and Sark finally hit clear ice and what a difference it makes.

It’s like walking on air. They spent all morning gliding across the polished...

Feb
27

Adventures In Between

Blizzards with a wind chill of minus 40

It’s been a challenging week so far.

On Monday the weather took a turn for the worse. Visibility was nil but Simon and Sark pressed on ploughing through deep snow, dragging the...

Feb
26

Adventures In Between

Standing on millions of gallons of the cleanest water in the world

As Simon and Sark ski through the deep snow, overpowered by the beauty of our surroundings, their thoughts are drawn to the people they know in the slums of Kibera Nirobi.

Standing...

Feb
24

Adventures In Between

Hoping for clear ice… No such luck!

By crossing to the East Coast and driving South, Simon and Sark hoped to find clear ice. No such luck!

After saying their goodbyes and thanking Bogdan (their driver), the guys...

Feb
23

Adventures In Between

Driving across a frozen lake in Siberia

Due to the weather conditions, Simon and Sark stayed in the settlement of Baykalskee longer than planned, but having thought through the options and found a local driver, the guys...