The Goliath Expedition

After a 10 hour ride in an all-terrain vehicle Karl and Dimitri finally arrived in Uelen on 12th April. They over-nighted in the police station before (at long last) setting off on the next leg. The going at that stage was quite good, with the ice nice and solid. Heading north-west along the northern coast of the Chukotskiy Peninsula they passed through the villages of Inchoun and Enurmino…as well as spending 36 hours tent bound because of storms… before arriving at the village of Neshkan on 24th April, some 193 kms / 119 miles from Uelen. K and D found hauling the 240lb sleds over some of the hills taxing, but feel sure they’ll settle back into their stride before too long. They stayed in Neshkan until 27th April to help heal up some blisters that Dimitri had picked up. They are now heading inland, westwards, towards Amguema, approx 287 kms / 177 miles. After initially having their anti-bear flares seized, they were able to buy some small flares from a local shop and supplemented this with a bag full of fireworks! Any close contact with a bear could now prove very entertaining, especially at night. Having had to leave their satellite phones in the hands of the authorities, they were kindly lent a sat-phone by a governmental department. Unfortunately this only has one battery and consequently can only be used for emergency purposes. Hopefully, by the time that they arrive back in Anadyr the problems with their own sat-phones may have been resolved. They anticipate being out of contact for the next three weeks or so.