The Goliath Expedition

12 years, 36,000 miles, 4 continents, 25 countries, crossing a frozen sea, 6 deserts, 7 mountain ranges

Archive for April, 2007

On the way to Uelen

On 6th April, Karl and Dimitri flew from Anadyr north to Lavrentiya. The intention had been to leave for Uelen on 9th April in a convoy of all-terrain (vezde hod) vehicles. However, an e-mail was received from Dimitri on Tuesday 10th April, stating that there had been unusually strong storms in the area and everything [...]

Equipment seized in Anadyr

Upon arrival in Anadyr, 17th March 2007, Karl and Dimitri had their GPS’s, satphones and emergency beacons seized by the authorities. They have since had their GPS’s returned, however there is a possibility that the makes of the other items have not previously been ‘officially’ imported into Russia. So far attempts to find any government [...]