As the team makes final preparations for departure at 11am (5pm gmt), I have to report that following several visits to the medical centre here in Resolute, I have decided to withdraw Shaun from the expedition for his own safety.
As Shaun makes his way back to the UK via Ottawa, the team prepares by visiting the Canadian Ice Service and views the ice conditions for the route to the Pole. The first few days on ice will be hard as everyone gets used to pulling the pulks fully laden with all the supplies but the ice conditions are good, beyond that the conditions change with multi-year ice rubble proving more difficult to navigate.
My bag completed its two day transit from Iqaluit so now with the full compliment of kit and equipment and a set departure date the team is busy making final adjustments to clothing, checking every piece of equipment and fixing any problems and packing the huge amounts of food that will sustain us for the duration of the expedition.
From this point we will be unable to update the website via e-mail and will instead report in every 24 hours via satellite phone with our position, progess and any news.
Richard Bull
Magnetic North Pole Unsupported 2010
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