Schedule

Flights

Basecamp

Trek

Freight

Safety & Training

For a Run-down of our actual activities in Greenland see the Day-by-Day log.   Schedule Although the final schedule for the expedition is subject to change due to weather conditions and on-site experience, the overall timetable looks something like this:   1st July 2002 Flight from London Heathrow to Keflavik, Iceland. Bus to Rekjavik. 04/07/2002 Transfer to Akureyri. Obtain Rifles and Flares. 04/07/2002 Flight to Constable Pynt (pick up shipped equipment) and from there to Louise Boyd's Land. Camp and acclimatise. 05-08/07/2002 Navigate to science location. Set up camp. 09-31/07/2002 Science work - mapping and measuring. Also route-scouting and possible food drops for exit route 01-20/08/2002 Trekking and climbing - working our way to the fjord where we pick up our boat ride home 21-25/08/2002 Getting back to Mesters Vig and sorting out our equipment 29/08/2002 Flights back to Iceland 1st September 2002 Return to Heathrow and then home to sleep.   Flights In early July 2002, the team will fly out from Britain to Akureyri in Iceland, and from there will charter a flight to Constable Pynt, an airstrip on the coast, often used as a flight base for scientific expeditions. From there the team will travel by Twin Otter ski-plane to Louise Boyds Land. Once the trek is over we will take boats back to Mesters Vig, a danish millitary outpost, from where we will fly back to Iceland and then home. [Back to top]   Base Camp We will set up a camp near the research location, having ferried our equipment there from the landing site. This will act as our base for the first 4-5 weeks of the expedition.   This eastern area of Louise Boyds Land has several unclimbed summits. First ascents will be attempted on these, led by the team's Mountain Leader and with the advice of several experienced mountaineers with whom we have talked during the planning stages. Most of the summits are not too technical and should be well within the grasp of the team. [Back to top]   Trek After completing the research and climbing objectives the team will travel onto the main Greenland Icecap, and trek south for over 200km, pulling sledges (known as pulks), to a rendez-vous with two Zodiac boats piloted by the CASP expedition. These will take us back to Mesters Vig.   Freight Our expedition freight, including food and stores, will be packed in March 2002 and flown out in advance by Paul Walker (Tangent Expeditions) to await our arrival in MestersVig in July 2002.   Training and Safety The team has five undergraduate members with varying skills, experiences and expertise. All members of the team have attended first-aid courses and these have come in a wide variety of equally useful forms. Derek, the Medical Officer, has attended courses at Plas-y-Brenin, and the RGS, and both he and Chris, the expedition leader, have discussed likely problems on the expedition with experienced medical staff.   In addition to the training programme, Search and Rescue insurance worth £100,000 is required by the Danish authorities and has been taken out. The team will also be carrying a hand-held flare, parachute flares, sattelite telephone, handheld radios, an emergency beacon and VHF radio communications so that we can contact MestersVig or other suitable locations in the case of an emergency. [Back to top]   ©Derek Marshall for Cambridge Greenland Glaciology Expedition 2002