Day 34. I feel like a donkey.....

Day 34 15/12/07


Camp site; Ger McDonnell.
Position: S85.8486, W086.5923
Temperature: -12c
Weather: It’s the 7th day of white out, no contrast. But things are looking up, hopefully this will change tomorrow.

Ground conditions; soft snow, really hard going.

Distance today: 18.9km in white out condition. 7 and a half hours skiing.
Distance to Pole: 456km

I feel like a donkey..

Every morning we put on our harness and attach our sleds to them and pull all our belonging’s behind us for 10 hours a day, for 55 to 60 days, in the most hostile arene’s in the world. We have todate had some of the worst weather I have had to deal with in my last 62 expeditions around the world.
Blizzards, sub-zero temperatures, katabatic winds, but the most frustrating has been over the last 7 days. The Antarctic white out with snow. The last 7 days have been totally frustrating, demoralizing and bloody hard work as we drag our sled behind us. We have become little donkies as we push for the pole.

We are all under pressure with the bad snow conditions. It is hardest of all for Clare due to her light body weight.

camp site; Ger McDonnell.
Ger was to be with us on this expedition but due to lack of sponsoship he couldn’t make it. To one of the most talented Irish climbers and adventurers I know, we miss your company and strength, lots.