dìa 35; Juan sigue luchando contra los elementos en la Latitud 87 grados (24KM más). A los ya conocidos sastruguis y los vientos antárticos, se suman ahora las grietas en el hielo, uno de los peligros más temidos por Juan antes de enfrentarse a la expedición. En el día de ayer, las que encontró no eran grandes, pero hay previsión de que sean mayores en la jornada de hoy y en la de mañana. La meta está más cerca, según los últimos cálculos, a unos 290 km. A pesar de todo, Juan está convencido de que el Polo no se le escapa. Ayer, día 6, recibió también la visita de SS.MM los Reyes Magos que le dejaron estos caramelos junto a sus botas y una caja con la energía que todos le estáis enviando durante estos días.
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January 5-- Just Like LoToJa
South 86 degrees 52.546 West 081 degrees 43.409 Elevation 6,644 ft. 0 Nautical Miles It is 198 nautical miles to the south pole, which is 227 statute miles. LoToJa is 206 miles, so now it's just like that--well, a few things are different. This is 21 miles longer. LoToJa is on a road, this is on snow. In LoToJa, I have skinny, smooth tires. Here, I have 5 inch wide knobby tires. LoToJa goes through three states, and, of course, this is Antarctica. It is 100 degrees colder here. LoToJa has three big climbs, but also three nice downhills. This doesn't have as steep of climbs, but you can't coast on the downhills. I travel about 20 miles an hour doing LoToJa, but here I'm happy to get 2 knots. LoToJa is a one day event, but I still have two weeks of travel left here. On LoToJa, there are rest stops where family or friends are there to give you food. Here, I drag my food and gear behind me on two sleds. LoToJa has a wheel car that gives you a new wheel if you need it. But here, my wheel had to be flown in by plane. (Huge Thank You to Borealis!!!!!) It will be in my next cache. For LoToJa, you have to finish before dark. Well, here I have to finish before dark, too. So, other than these minor details, this is just like LoToJa. If I can finish LoToJa 6 times, I think I can do this. South pole here I come!
Jan 6 -- Crevasses and Sastrugi
South 87 degrees 12.000 West 081 degrees 47.980 21 nautical miles Elevation 7,425 ft I finished my 7th degree--only 3 more to go! I had a hard time convincing myself to get going this morning. It was windy and cold and I kept hoping the wind would die own a bit. Eventually I decided I'd better get going if I wanted to get a good day of miles in. The sastrugi are getting really big, which makes for some very technical biking. The sastrugi are sharp, hard, and have 6 foot drops in them. A lot of times there is just enough drop and then rise that it will stop the front wheel, making it very likely to do an endo. Fortunately, I was always able to get my feet down and stop before any serious crashes. I removed the brakes back at the halfway point. Maybe it wasn't a good idea. Dropping off sastrugi without brakes is scary! The day was mostly spent climbing. There was one short, steep downhill, followed by what seemed like a wall. I climbed 400 feet in a short distance. Throughout this climb, there were small lines in the snow that when I first saw I thought were crevasses. It turns out that they were. I found a couple that had openings in them. Most of them were about 2 to 5 inches wide, so not enough to be dangerous. But still, I was glad to get off of that slope, both because of the climb and the fear of the crevasses. Tomorrow's route takes a jog to the west to get around a dangerous crevasse area. The pole is only about 2,000 feet higher than I am now, and the climbing should mellow out soon. I should be there at the pole in less than two weeks.
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