Monday, June 22, 2009

two former members of sirius on kite expedition in greenland

http://www.thepoles.com/news.php?id=18226
http://www.thuletilthule.dk/index.php?option=com_jumi&fileid=3&Itemid=114&rejseid=1
http://www.thuletilthule.dk/index.php?option=com_jumi&fileid=3&Itemid=114&rejseid=1

this is a link to expedition by two former members of the sirius sledge patrol. they have been using kites on their way in greenland.
but when they came to the northern part of the coast they where evacuated by helicopter from svalbard, due to an apendix. the worlds longest rescue by helicopter, 2250 km

http://www.svalbardposten.no/nyheter/redningsaksjon-til-gr%C3%B8nland
http://www.svalbardposten.no/nyheter/tilbake-fra-gr%C3%B8nland