18-12-2000 : No mail for eight days The communication to and from the Danish South Pole Expedition through the Magellan GSC 100 transmitter has been cut off for eight days. In one of the latest messages from Kristian and Gregers they warned that they had problems with their Magellan, so it is no surprise that no messages from them have been received since Dec 9. That, however, means that the possibilities of forming a detailed picture of their situation have been considerably reduced. Because what is left are the very brief primary messages delivered per satellite by the reliable Argos transmitters. In return they tell that Kristian and Gregers over the latest days have further quickened their pace as they during the weekend walked almost 25 km a day. Thereby they have reached a total of almost 556 km from the starting point, as the crow flies, thus being halfway to the South Pole within the next few days. The exact distance covered, including all the "turns" on the tour, appears from the plotter on the website. On Saturday the Argos transmitters reported fine weather and good skiing conditions, whereas the going was heavy on Sunday. And still they kept up the steam, thus walking constantly for 15 days since the day of rest on Dec. 2. The Argos transmitters do not give any reliable information on how cold it is in this area of the Antarctic, because the transmitters are on in the evening and at night when the transmitters are probably in the tent. The latest message reads like this: Argos 00179 85.003S 80.958W 2 353/0122Z-353/0118 (3) 0.51076E+1 51 51 03 Argos 24200 85.000S 80.911W 2 353/0120Z-353/0118 (5) 0.27139E+1 255 255 03 In short the Argos no. 00179 reports that the going has been heavy (51), whereas the Argos 24200 tells that the weather has been fine (255).

12-02-2001

THE DANISH SOUTH POLE EXPEDITION ON DR TV

12-02-2001

LECTURE TOUR AND PUBLICATION OF BOOK ON THE EXPEDITION

21-01-2001

THE RETURN JOURNEY HAS STARTED

20-01-2001

THE WORLD'S LEAST HOSPITABLE PLACE?

17-01-2001

ASKING FOR FINE WEATHER IN THREE LOCATIONS

17-01-2001

NEW PHOTOS FROM THE SOUTH POLE ON THE WEBSITE

13-01-2001

DANISH SOUTH POLE EXP. HAS REACHED THEIR GOAL

12-01-2001

ANTARCTIC WEATHER CONDUCTING THE FINAL

11-01-2001

A GOOD DAY WITH 31 DEGREES CELSIUS BELOW ZERO

07-01-2001

SUPREME DANISH ACHIEVEMENT IN THE ANTARCTICA

03-01-2001

CRITICAL LOSS OF DOWN JACKET AND EQUIPMENT

31-12-2000

CELEBRATING NEW YEAR'S DAY BY RESTING

31-12-2000

FORCED TO A DETOUR ROUND AREA WITH DEEP CREVASSES

27-12-2000

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS ABOVE THE 86TH LATITUDE

23-12-2000

CURRY CHICKEN AND BISCUIT CAKE FOR CHRISTMAS

20-12-2000

A LITTLE DEJECTION, MINOR INJURIES AND SOUR SOCKS

18-12-2000

NO MAIL FOR EIGHT DAYS

14-12-2000

LIKE A SWISS CLOCKWORK