The Goliath Expedition

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

Archive for November, 2007

Karl depleted of food and gas

I found camp Dvoynoye having depleted all my gas and food. From here I need to switch focus and start thinking about getting back to Alaska with sufficient time to obtain a new passport, new visa and propusk (permit) then return with enough winter left, (hopefully late February) to allow me reach the ‘Road [...]

Karl’s sled wrecked

In a sat-phone call from Karl on Sunday 4th Nov he stated that the sled that had been made in Pevek for this next leg had been virtually destroyed by the end of the first day. Pressed for time, he had left Komsomolskiy hoping that the snow would be deep and firm enough for the [...]