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2010 Crossing Map

2010 Crossing Blog

DAY

01

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

Date

6/5

7/5

8/5

9/5

10/5

11/5

12/5

13/5

14/5

Night Temperature (șC)

-

-5

-10

-5

-10

-10

-15

-12

-15

AM Temperature (șC)

-

+5

+7

+7

-5

-

-

-

-5

Peak Temperature (șC)

+4

+10

+13

+13

+13

-

-

-

0

PM Temperature (șC)

+4

+10

+10

+10

+10

-

-

-

0

Night Weather

-

clear

clear

rain

clear

cloud

blizzard

blizzard

clear

AM Weather

wind/sun

sun

sun

sun

sun

cloud

blizzard

blizzard

clear

PM Weather

wind/sun

sun

cloud/rain

sun

cloud

cloud/wind

blizzard

blizzard

snow

Start Time

14.00

09.00

07.15

07.15

05.00

-

-

-

11.00

Finish Time

18.30

16.30

16.30

15.30

13.45

-

-

-

18.30

Total Hours

4.5

7.5

9.25

8.25

8.75

0

0

0

7.5

Moving Hours

3

6

5.25

6

6

0

0

0

6

North Position

65'50

65'52

65'56

66'00

66'02

66'02

66'02

66'02

66'06

West Position

38'30

38'47

39'06

39'27

39'49

39'49

39'49

39'49

40'12

Distance Travelled (km)

7.6

14.7

19.4

18.6

21.0

0

0

0

20.9

Distance So Far (km)

7.6

22.3

41.7

60.3

81.4

81.4

81.4

81.4

102.3

GPS Altitude (m)

1071

1257

1425

1519

1623

1623

1623

1623

1784

Ascent/Descent (m)

-

+186

+168

+94

+104

0

0

0

161





DAY

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Date

15/5

16/5

17/5

18/5

19/5

Night Temperature (șC)

-8

-20

-

-

GROUP

AM Temperature (șC)

-3

-18

-

-

LEFT

Peak Temperature (șC)

0

-

-

-

THE

PM Temperature (șC)

0

-

-

-

ICECAP

Night Weather

snow

clear

clear

clear

TODAY

AM Weather

snow

sun/wind

sun/wind

sun/wind

AFTER

PM Weather

snow

sun

sun

sun

DECISION

Start Time

08.00

-

-

-

NOT

Finish Time

12.50

-

-

-

TO

Total Hours

4.8

3.5

-

-

CONTINUE

Moving Hours

4

3

-

-

North Position

66'08

66'09.928

same

same

West Position

40'23

40'29.729

same

same

Distance Travelled (km)

11.0

7.0

-

-

Distance So Far (km)

113.3

120.3

-

-

GPS Altitude (m)

1835

-

-

-

Ascent/Descent (m)

51

-

-

-



DAY

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Date

Night Temperature (șC)

AM Temperature (șC)

Peak Temperature( șC)

PM Temperature (șC)

Night Weather

AM Weather

PM Weather

Start Time

Finish Time

Total Hours

Moving Hours

North Position

West Position

Distance Travelled (km)

Distance So Far (km)

GPS Altitude (m)

Ascent/Descent (m)