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 sled to run smoothly. However, it had not been and the rough dirt-track wrecked the sled. Left with no option but to backpack everything yet again, Karl found that on reaching the high ground the snow was considerably deeper and this slowed his progress, taking four days to cover what he should have done in one. Temperatures have now dropped to -25C and there are strong winds. He has calculated that he will not be able to reach Bilibino before he has to start thinking about leaving Russia for Alaska in order to renew his visa and permits. While he still has a reasonable amount of time in hand its best to make a move, we know from experience that it’s easy to get marooned for weeks in various places and to outstay the visa and permits could mean not being allowed to return. Consequently, he will get as far has he can for the next week or so, hopefully reaching a remote mining station, where he will finish this leg.
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S***! That’s fate, but anyway bad news! I was really hoping for the weather to help with some tick snow already settled since it’s november.
How long will take to be back to Alaska from such remote location, and to renew permits and visa? I suppose would be better for him to be back before the end of winter, as in spring he could face similar or worse problems…
Thanks for the updates.
Dear Karl, i am a swedish journalist about to write a feature-article about you and your amazing walk. How do i get in touch with you so i can ask you some (its actually about 12-15 simple questions) questions about your journey? Please e-mail me some contact information and an adress to where i can send you some short questions.
Best of Luck!
Johan Åhlund from sweden
Johan,
Please contact me using my details that are to be found on the ‘Contacts’ page of this website.
Thanks,
Keith Bushby.
Problems are physical or mental.
A disappointment is a ‘Falling short of expectation’ You don’t wish them right you put them right. - Which is what we constantly see from you Karl.
Physical problems shouldn’t worry you either - until it’s life threatening.
Again your ingenuity must be beyond our comprehension.
Get on, get finished and get back here - to the UK to wisen these fattening young yobs about Self Reliance and DETERMINATION!