4/24/2006   Sprint finish

88 56 48 N   83 56 28 W

Today is the Beginning of the End: a fine start to our final push to the Pole. No surprise obstacles before us; we could ski all day in good conditions. Result: a new day-record of 34.9 km.

These days we are skiing 13 legs a day. This means 13 hours of active trekking, plus hourly breaks and lunch break. That makes 15 hours from camp to camp. We are sleeping about 4 hours a night. But never mind; we can sleep in Spitzbergen.

Distance remaining to the Pole: 118 km
Skiing days remaining: 4

All is very well with our Expedition.