imageExpedition Loap Solo 2006

česká verze  Crossing of the largest European glacier Vatnajökull - solo and unsupported

ARCHIVE DISPATCHES FROM EXPEDITION LOAP SOLO 2006

 

This is a list of all dispatches concerning Expedition Loap Solo 2006. You can find here not only the messages sent during the expedition itself but also articles which I wrote before, while still preparing for the journey.

 

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  • 24. 8. 2006 at 15:18
    North Magnetic Pole

    Position: N49°57’6.4” W15°24’7.4” Distance: 0 km Temperature: 18°C
    imageYes, north magnetic pole is my next goal. Either as one of the four who will try to reach this place or one of the ...

  • 24. 8. 2006 at 9:40
    Back Home

    Position: N49°57’6.4” W15°24’7.4”  Distance: 0 km Temperature: 20°C
    imageEverything went faster than I had expected so unfortunately, I had neither time nor energy to write messages. Here's resumption of what have happened in ...

  • 21. 8. 2006 at 8:58
    Home

    Position: N64°08’47.2” W21°52’28.7”  Distance: 0 km Temperature: 16°C
    imageA plane is taking off from Reykjavik in a little while. It is the plane which will take Pavel back home. He has been ...

  • 19. 8. 2006 at 9:58
    Going back home

    Position: N63°47’34.5” W18°02’59.2”  Distance: 0 km Temperature: 15°C
    imageSo a Dutch couple got it! They both brought a book to read with dinner and instead, they had to listen to chatty Blazek! I'm ...

  • 18. 8. 2006 at 7:50
    Last Night

    Position: N64°08’22.8” W18°12’18.3”  Distance: 0 km Temperature: 13°C
    imageI've done more than 30 km today. I'm camping close to the Laki crater where I originaly started. It's a beautiful evening and I'm a ...

  • 18. 8. 2006 at 7:48
    Hilton

    Position: N64°08’22.8” W18°12’18.3”  Distance: 0 km Temperature: 12°C
    imageMy present situation has a big advantage. I don't have to care what I eat so I've been cosuming my food supplies since the very ...

  • 17. 8. 2006 at 7:41
    Decision

    Position: N64°10’33.5” W18°07’08.4”  Distance: 0 km Temperature: 13°C
    imageI set out along the river to the glacier for the seventh time. App. 2 km from the camp the river turns sharply south. Direction ...

  • 16. 8. 2006 at 6:11
    Another day in paradise

    Position: N64°10’33.5” W18°07’08.4”  Distance: 0 km Temperature: 12°C
    imageIt was raining hard all night and even though I had been sleeping really well before, this time I couldn't. More rain means only one ...

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This expedition is not about setting a record or about being first in something. It is much more important for me to give an example that inside, we have strength and abilities to reach our goals. I would like to show that with our own will, our goals can be achieved, even though it may seem almost impossible at the beginning.