Dispatches & Blogs

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...

The Ruff Riders pulled together another great day of progress to the east, skiing another 16.6 miles. The team reports that some snow...

The riders enjoyed more beautiful weather today, and pulled off another 17 mile effort. Sunny skies greeted them in the morning. As they...

In Keith's words, "another glorious day!" The Riders covered another 17 miles, bringing them to within 115 of the final goal! They're...

Keepin' on keepin' on in overcast conditions After going to bed last night with overcast skies and blowing snow the Ruff Riders woke up...

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...

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...

Another super strong showing from the Ruff Riders today. They have settled into an impressive groove of logging 15 miles per day. How...

The Riders broke camp in gusty winds this morning, but before skiing onward, they climbed up into the Dye 2 radar station. They explored...

PolarExplorers Greenland Crossing team members at Dye 2 in 2024 After battling unrelenting terrible weather for 9 hours, the Ruff Riders...

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...

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...

Building snow walls to shield tents from the wind The Riders are Ruff. The Riders are TOUGH! Given their unlucky stretch of weather thus...

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,...

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...

Goose with his sledge flag made by Lola and Annie, and some banana bread baked by Stacey. The weather is thankfully improving for the...

Just when they thought the storm was over, it flared back up again. Yesterday evening the gusty winds died down and visibility marginally...

The Ruff Riders, as expected, had a day off skiing as they waited out a windstorm. They were very happy for the windwalls they built, as...

Big winds will keep the Ruff Riders in their tents tomorrow The Ruff Riders will have a chance to recharge their batteries tomorrow. Not...

Sun Dogs are a special treat for cold weather expeditioners The Ruff Riders woke up to overcast skies that cleared in the afternoon...