A wild and stormy week of training with the B.I.G. North Pole Expedition team on Vatnajokull in Iceland - Europe’s largest glacier. We spent three of our five days tentbound in high winds but made good use of the time. We managed to complete our planned science training under the guidance of Dr Ulyana Horodyskyj who joined us, as well as preparing tent and travel routines for the expedition across the Arctic Ocean due to take place next April.
Vatnajokull was truly stunning - what a priviledge to be out there at this time of year - and as we were collected from the glacier at the end of our week the vehicles took us to the summit at Grimsvotn for a real treat…a dreamy view accross the Grimsvotn caldera. Complete bliss.
Huge thanks to everyone who helped and supported us throughout the week. If you’d like to see how we got on, you can follow our progress at www.bignorthpole.com