28 Dec Martin Pulling Over Sastrugi – Day 37 Of SPEC
We are gaining altitude with each passing day. However it is not a straight up hill.
We are crawling are way across giant waves in the glacier. It is always daunting to see a big rise growing on the horizon, knowing that we have to go down before rising up once more.
All three of us are having issues with our boots and feet, constant repair is needed to ensure nothing gets too bad. The humor remains strong as ever.
The giant wind carved sastrugi make for interesting viewing, some of the formations are truly out of this world. They also can be super painful to fall into….
We have around 180 NM to go before reaching the pole, as the bird flies! Passing 87 degrees marks this.
Some words from my diary-
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Fast from thoughts
Let the spin drift take them
Shadows curl around
Bearing remaining true
We borrow everything
Until we turn white
The void less blue
Manage the moment
Black and white
All the grey between
Remember
Incapacity is a chain laid
Open your eyes
To the one who lays the chain
Leave the thoughts
To ice and sky
For a heavy load can seem light
It is just a frame
Body and mind
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Goodnight from another sunny evening
Barney