Trail Talk
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Thanks for the excellent tip, I’ll check those out 
Ice, Ice, Baby 2024
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Trail Talk
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Very drool-worthy! Apparently they'll be in Edmonton Jan 24-26. Wise not to hang anything off the back, such a dirt magnet.
Alloy
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Catalytic heaters (Little Buddy is catalylic) has be be kept 100% clean even in storage. Anything gets on the burner and they start to produce (orange/yellow flame) CO.
There's also Hypoxia which one of my buddies in his new ultralight Dyneema snow covered/sealed tent (no heater) is lucky to have lived and learned about.
Alloy
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It's a good idea to take equipment list on these "social media vehicles" with a grain of salt. Some is purchased and other equipment (good or bad) is supplied by sponsors.
Trail Talk
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I just received a digital CO meter and will set up a test of both the Little Buddy and Martin to see what happens. The biggest PITA with Little Buddy is how top heavy it is with the head unit mounted on a propane cylinder, really didn't trust it.
Trail Talk
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Looks like they are now on the ice road to Nunavut! We are currently in Banff for the World Cup nordic skiing and some of our own adventures. -18C this morning but a chilly wind.
RealTruck
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What a beautiful scenery! Have fun out there and stay warm!
Trail Talk
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Did a hike to the top of Sulpher Mountain via a long abandoned construction road and enjoyed absolute solitude, well except for the three wolves ahead of us.
The front side of the mountain is served by a gondola to a panoramic observation and restaurant building (and the reason for that road up the back side). We enjoyed a latte then switched to ice cleats and escaped from the crowds down a little used footpath that zigzags under the gondola, reaching our campsite in darkness. Slept well that night 😴
The front side of the mountain is served by a gondola to a panoramic observation and restaurant building (and the reason for that road up the back side). We enjoyed a latte then switched to ice cleats and escaped from the crowds down a little used footpath that zigzags under the gondola, reaching our campsite in darkness. Slept well that night 😴
Trail Talk
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Not sure if this has already been posted elsewhere on EP but this is a YouTube video of the Transglobal Car Expedition currently on it’s way to Cambridge Bay, Nunavut.
Transglobal Car Expedition
One thing missing is a discussion of the cost and who is financing this endeavour. Also there is little discussion of the primary organizer and expedition founder, mountaineer Alexander Abramov. Turns out he was denied entry into Canada when the convoy arrived at the border from the US so his journey to the North Pole has ended. He will probably rejoin in Greenland barring further political complications. In his blog, Abramov said his visa was cancelled 5 days earlier but he wasn’t notified and was questioned on his connections with the Russian Geographical Society. This intrigue is as interesting as the expedition itself!
Transglobal Car Expedition
One thing missing is a discussion of the cost and who is financing this endeavour. Also there is little discussion of the primary organizer and expedition founder, mountaineer Alexander Abramov. Turns out he was denied entry into Canada when the convoy arrived at the border from the US so his journey to the North Pole has ended. He will probably rejoin in Greenland barring further political complications. In his blog, Abramov said his visa was cancelled 5 days earlier but he wasn’t notified and was questioned on his connections with the Russian Geographical Society. This intrigue is as interesting as the expedition itself!
Victorian
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Can't be easy to travel these days if you own a Russian passport.
RealTruck
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They put together a great group of folks to make this expedition possible. The amount of planning and preparation that went into it is tremendous, you really have to appreciate how well they organized the event. Watching them recover the truck was surreal, like opening a time capsule. And what a concept to be in the literal middle of nowhere, no one for miles and miles, traveling on what was expected to be a clear and untouched path, and then to run into people! Such a vast space, yet such a small world! This is such a valuable expedition, and I'm certainly excited to go on this virtual journey with them.
Victorian
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As far as the habitats and equipment for these goes, nothing was sponsored. All components where carefully selected and paid for. Taking a vehicle that far off the beaten path in extreme conditions with components that are "sponsored" and installed just for marketing purpose could back fire and be potentially a huge risk for the whole team. Aside from that, I know that all parties involved building these amazing machines have invested tons of personal time and effort to make this happen.
Trail Talk
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Indeed, this endeavour is many orders of magnitude beyond a mere expedition. More at the level of NASA. I shudder to think what the truck recovery alone cost.