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One Final Mission...
I am happy to report that the Ruff Riders made if safely back to "town" today! After a short but uphill slog to find a good and flat...
5 days ago1 min read
To The Coast At Last
Arriving to the sea's edge on a previous crossing. The Ruff Riders have made it to the East Coast of Greenland, 31 days after being...
6 days ago1 min read
Land Ho!
Descending to the east coast in 2024. The Ruff Riders are in high spirits today. They managed to ski another 23 miles in favorable...
7 days ago1 min read
"A Treat To See It All Come To Life"
It sounds like the Ruff Riders had quite a special day today. They awoke at 1am to cold conditions, as hoped, and were out skiing by 3am....
May 291 min read
Snowy and Warm Day
The Ruff Riders woke up this morning to nearly 15cm of freshly fallen snow! They left their camp in overcast, no contrast conditions with...
May 281 min read
Keith's Birthday and Favorite Kind of Ski day
Today is Keith's birthday, and he reported that today was his favorite kind of ski day. It was a full whiteout with very little contrast...
May 271 min read
Sticky Snow But Consistent Progress
The Ruff Riders pulled together another great day of progress to the east, skiing another 16.6 miles. The team reports that some snow...
May 261 min read
Sun Dogs and Seventeen More Miles
The riders enjoyed more beautiful weather today, and pulled off another 17 mile effort. Sunny skies greeted them in the morning. As they...
May 251 min read
This is Surreal
In Keith's words, "another glorious day!" The Riders covered another 17 miles, bringing them to within 115 of the final goal! They're...
May 241 min read
Short Skirts, Long Jacket
Keepin' on keepin' on in overcast conditions After going to bed last night with overcast skies and blowing snow the Ruff Riders woke up...
May 231 min read
The Full Monty
What a day for the Riders. They put 17 icy miles behind them! Really great work. They've been diligent about keeping their breaks short...
May 221 min read
Another Good Day and Another Good Push
The Ruff Riders make good progress today, with close to 16 miles, made more enjoyable by the sunny weather and lower winds. It's still...
May 211 min read
Soaking Up the Sun
Another super strong showing from the Ruff Riders today. They have settled into an impressive groove of logging 15 miles per day. How...
May 201 min read
Leaving Dye 2 Behind
The Riders broke camp in gusty winds this morning, but before skiing onward, they climbed up into the Dye 2 radar station. They explored...
May 191 min read
Dye 2! A Major Milestone
PolarExplorers Greenland Crossing team members at Dye 2 in 2024 After battling unrelenting terrible weather for 9 hours, the Ruff Riders...
May 182 min read
Stiff wind but on the move!
After a serious dig out this morning the team made good miles towards Dye 2. The dig out was epic and wet. After a storm like the one...
May 171 min read
Windbound.
Being windbound usually means that you're in the tent all day, and there's really not much to look at. You can look at each other, at the...
May 162 min read
Making the Most of Every Opportunity
Building snow walls to shield tents from the wind The Riders are Ruff. The Riders are TOUGH! Given their unlucky stretch of weather thus...
May 151 min read
Skiing Through Intense Wind
A 2024 team skis across the windswept icecap The Ruff Riders had a delayed start to the ski day, and, par for the course at this point,...
May 141 min read
More Wind on the Way?!
The Ruff Riders enjoyed a day of calmer wind today. Tomorrow is forecast to be windier--perhaps too windy to travel by the evening. But...
May 131 min read
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