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Greenland Icecap Crossing 2008
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May 11th, 2008 at 10:30 am
hi ronny
hope life is good on the ice. Aurora think it`s so cool to tell about her coragous dad to everyone she meets :o)
May 9th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Hope you are all well and surviving the bitter cold. Keep on pushing (or more optimistically kiting). We all look forward to your safe and victorious return.
Mike
May 8th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
Well, I made a record for crossing Greenland. 2 hours from Tassilaq to Ilulissat, but arriving by plane instead of by skis with my team was a little like losing an arm. I know so many people have been supporting the team and are dying for news, so here is a little.
To C and R’s mates and family, all the preparation they have done is paying off, they have been severly tested (172km of sastrugi) and have never lost their good humour and faith, rolling with the punches and stepping up to the plate. You should be really proud of what they are achieving, I know I am. They love all the messages so keep ‘em coming.
I’d like to stress the team kept me in the game to the end, treating blisters, sharing my pulk load, sharing giggles and pulling together. I didn’t get to the West Coast, but I gained something more intangible and just as worthy, the experience of being part of one hell of an incredible team. I consider myself so lucky to been surrounded by such company on an out-of-this-world journey. It was a privilege.
So I may be off the icecap but I’m not leaving Greenland until my little family - Ronny the Reindeer Slayer, Prince Harry and The Rocket Scientists - arrives safe and sound, praying for wind, already plotting more adventures and waiting here with ridiculous amounts of beer on ice and some shower gel for Rache.
I’m still an Arctic Kite.
Flip x
May 8th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
To Rai, Chris (& R, H & F)
I am truely inspired - keep going!! I would personally fly mars bars in if I could!!! But you will probably be finished by the time I get there from Sydney! However, I will be bring up a top bottle of wine when I visit in July!
Love Tim
May 8th, 2008 at 12:47 am
Great effort Flip. Greenland, like any polar environment, is unforgiving and at times brutal. To have got this far, and inspired many along the way, is achievement in itself. Take the lesson from this trip and apply it to the next. Happy adventures.
May 7th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Hi Ronny, good luck with the rest of the route, I’m willing the wind your way!!!
Flip. don’t know you but drop us a line when you are back in Sydney, we can share Greenland/Kite/Ronny/Bad luck stories ove a beer or something!
Pat
May 7th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Remembering that happiness in life is not the destination, but the journey well travelled, I’d say “you’ve done it”!! A gracious exit from the fray for you Flip, but well done all for taking the safe decision in a timely fashion. I’m mightily impressed with all you have done. I will be donating to the Black Dog Institute in your honour. With love, from Sally, a friend of your Mum and Dad’s.
May 7th, 2008 at 12:11 am
Thankyou Team for all the help you have given Flip - I know she appreciates your amazing generosity. We wish you all the good fortune in the world. We are so sad she had to leave but obviously made a brave decision. Cheers to you all.
Julie & David Byrnes
May 6th, 2008 at 11:56 am
Good luck, thinking of you, come back safely.
Love Rita
May 6th, 2008 at 11:54 am
Good luck, thinking of you in the cold.
love Rita.
May 1st, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Hey,
Just checking your progress - going well, keep it up! Dad, Mum and myself are thinking of you constantly, hope everything is going to plan.
Good luck!!
xxx
April 29th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Good Luck to you all. Wishing you favourable conditions, wonderful experiences and a safe return. Following your progress from sunny Australia where it is a touch warmer. Keep the bulletins coming!
April 28th, 2008 at 10:17 am
What a brave and fantastic experience, stay safe, have fun and huddle in those winds. Think of all the money you are raising to help less fortunate people, well done.
April 26th, 2008 at 8:05 am
To All the Team from Flip’s Parents,
Our thoughts are with you all. Fly like birds. Move mountains. Burn those calories. Work as one. Just get to the other side and maybe smell the roses on the way! Keep safe and well and we are watching constantly and sending the best vibes to you all.
Cheers
Julie & David Byrnes
April 25th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
I have found your journey and courage amazing and overwhelming. You are all fabulous people. I am a mother of a newly diagnosed type 1 diabetic two year old. You deserve alot of publicity for what you are doing. Well done and Good Luck.
April 24th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
Dear Rachel and Chris, it was a pleasure to meet you on just the first step of this great adventure! We are now back in the Netherlands and Paris, and will follow closely your progress in the white country!!! Kind regards, Olivier + Ana Iza
April 24th, 2008 at 11:41 am
Have an amazing time on your courageous adventure, and I’ll enjoy updating the progress map for you! May the wind always be at your back, but never gail force! Good luck guys!!
April 23rd, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Well it really is happening…. will be checking progress every day… keep smiling, you’re both terrific! Good luck and keep walking!!!
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:21 am
Have fun, try not to shoot something you shouldn’t (I’m looking at you Rachel!)
April 21st, 2008 at 6:05 pm
good wind, good feelings, good conditions, good experiences and a good return
we wish you all the best and are watching you from Germany
Wolf
April 18th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Congratulations on making it this far and we wish you every success for the amazing journey you have ahead of you. Hope you are able to soak up every moment of the next few weeks and are able to appreciate what an incredible thing it is that you are doing, even when the going gets tough. You couldn’t have done any more to prepare for this adventure so I know it’s going to be a great success. We wish you fair winds, fine snow and toasty toes.
See you on your return,
Pam, Richard, Jamie & Bump
April 17th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Good luck! Keeping fingers, toes, legs, arms crossed!! Have a safe journey
Jo
XXX
April 17th, 2008 at 12:40 am
Wishing you the very best of luck on this most amazing journey. May the polar bears not be too inquisitive (or hungry), the winds be favourable, and the porridge not be too disgusting! Above all, may you both relish the experience and come home with lots of fantastic memories and tales to tell. We look forward to having a wonderful family celebration on your return.
We’ll be thinking of you and looking forward to watching your progress on the web site.
Good Luck to the whole team.
Roz and Richard
April 16th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
GOOD LUCK!!
We would have sent a card, if we thought you’d have any room in the kit bags to take it with you!! We’ll be following your progress on the website and thinking of you both - hope the winds are in your favour and the polar bears aren’t too hungry! Look forward to celebrating with you on your return,
lots of love,
Rachel, Dom and Tessa xxx
March 29th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
Where is the brandy and the St Bernard dog…Good luck to all the Arctic Kites I will follow your progress… and don’t forget all the thermal vests…………etc., etc.,
February 25th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Turn it down you two, you’re making me look bad!!! Love it, love it, love it, so professional. The Third Muskateer Flip x
September 24th, 2007 at 4:55 pm
A superb site, a superb cause, and a superb adventure - if a little mad!! Did I say a little? I will be watching every step of the way….
March 26th, 2007 at 8:14 pm
Just as well there aren’t any penguins in the Arctic - I might have been tempted to get fit to join you! Good Luck with the training.
March 22nd, 2007 at 7:50 pm
The conqueror of Aconcagua is off to tame the Arctic bears (they’re hungrier than the ones in BC!)…….. Thank God I’m not young or fit enough to be pressganged into joining you! Can’t wait to see your pics though.
The best of luck to you both.
March 22nd, 2007 at 1:45 pm
Absolutely fantastic website, you must have had so much fun putting it together – and grief! Definitely looking forward to the next instalment - its all so exciting!!
March 21st, 2007 at 5:21 pm
Great looking site - fab pics too. It’s almost enough to make me want to go…if it weren’t so damned chilly
March 21st, 2007 at 8:40 am
Wow!! If only I didn’t hate the cold so much, I’d almost be tempted to join you!! The scenery looks stunning, and the kites look SO much fun! Good luck x