T.R. 2 weeks hammocking in the Arctic winter; Jokkmokk, Abisko. -6c to -40c.

[Twodogs]

Pete ,,, WOW WOW WOW ,,,,,, Good stuff mate

Twodogs

 

[Chris the Cat]

Best-write up- EVER!
VERY, very good work my friend.
Looking forward to meeting up with you again some day.
Best.

C.

 

[Wayland]

Great stuff Pete.

I haven't read it all yet but I'll get back to it when I've got more time at the weekend.

 

[Teepee]

Nice one Pete. An excellent write up mate

Thanks Da Onwards and upwards

OMG words fail me we have a smiley for that ? anyway, you have my utmost respect fella

Haha! Cheers Bobdude glad you enjoyed it.

Wonderful stuff, Pete. Thank you for sharing it with us.

A pleasure Ian

Excellent read Teepee!

But............where are the pics of all the fit Swedish women you picked up? They know a real Viking when they see one

Thanks Lennart You couldn't see the women, they were all under the tarp on the toboggan with their hairdryers plugged in to the generator okenest:

Terrific write up TP. Hats off to you for that trip mate..

Thanks Wicca!

Wow - top drawer, that!

Cheers Andy

Pete ,,, WOW WOW WOW ,,,,,, Good stuff mate

Twodogs

Cheers Cliff! I bet Kiruna is appealling even more.

Best-write up- EVER!
VERY, very good work my friend.
Looking forward to meeting up with you again some day.
Best.

C.

Glad you liked it buddy Looking forward to sharing a fire with you too soon. I never seem to get down your way recently but I'm going to have to make the effort to catch up with my arctic buddy.

Great stuff Pete.

I haven't read it all yet but I'll get back to it when I've got more time at the weekend.

Cheers Wayland Hope things are better your end.

 

[Man of Tanith]

Good skills Pete.
Well done mate good write up.
I expect t hear all about it and Estonia trip when we meet up next

 

[toilet digger]

borderline mancrush :You_Rock_

 

[Red Fox]

Amazing Pete a truely inspiring adventure. Thanks for taking the time to put your report together and shareing it with us, i will put up some photos i have of you for your report when my computer stops acting like its in the artic. Well its a start. ...

 

[Teepee]

Good skills Pete.
Well done mate good write up.
I expect t hear all about it and Estonia trip when we meet up next

Thanks Sam Bring your earplugs! I expect you, Bare, Jacko and Shewie will get together and bury me in the woods some day to shut me up about hanging in the snow.

borderline mancrush :You_Rock_

Cheers Toilet Digger.

 

[Teepee]

Amazing Pete a truely inspiring adventure. Thanks for taking the time to put your report together and shareing it with us, i will put up some photos i have of you for your report when my computer stops acting like its in the artic.

Thanks mate An absolute pleasure to share some of the trip with you.

 

[spoony]

one of the best write ups ive read in a long while, cheers

 

[Imagedude]

Good to see more trouser action, it's surprising how difficult it is for the older gentleman to have an Arctic morning constitutional without incident. I'm resigned to dumping in my tent, it's the safest way.

 

[Teepee]

one of the best write ups ive read in a long while, cheers

Thanks Spoony Glad you liked.

Good to see more trouser action, it's surprising how difficult it is for the older gentleman to have an Arctic morning constitutional without incident. I'm resigned to dumping in my tent, it's the safest way.

Older gentleman???! How very dare you! I'm still a whipper snapper :twak:


'Tis true though. The humble dustbin liner will always have a place in my pack in large rolls from now on-its the way forward/out. Makes a good weapon too in a bag when frozen hard as steel- a Jimmy Turd?

Although remembering Woody's story, not completely safe from embarrassment

 

[TurboGirl]

Reading your thread makes my lapsed national geographic subs completely redundant teepee, you SUCH a fine young man, am proud to Meet with you

 

[woodspirits]

just brilliant Pete, im in awe of your adventure.

 

[rg598]

Awesome trip report. Thank you for taking the time to write it.

Just one question though. What type of thermometer were you guys using to measure the temperature? Maybe you mentioned it but I missed it. The reason I am asking is that the numbers just seem way off. Maybe I am just having a hard time with the C/F conversions, but the lowest temperature recorded in that area during the period of the trip was 27F, which the conversion table tells me is -7C. I'm sure I am doing something wrong. I know it can get way colder in the mountainous, which is usually not recorded in weather reports. How high in elevation did you guys go?

Did any of you guys experience any serious injuries. I know just last week Sir Ranulph Fiennes suffered severe frostbite and had to abandon his Antarctica trip because he took off his glove to fix his ski bindings at -30C.

Anyway, great trip report. I'm glad everyone made it back okay.

 

[Bodge]

Brilliant write up Pete. What an experience.

 

[maddave]

Great stuff Pete. thoroughly enjoyable read !!

 

[Trunks]

Really enjoyed reading your report Pete, sounds like a proper adventure, well done mate

 

[tartanferret]

Looks like a fantastic trip you will never forget, thanks for sharing

 

[DUCky]

Awesome trip report. Thank you for taking the time to write it.

Just one question though. What type of thermometer were you guys using to measure the temperature? Maybe you mentioned it but I missed it. The reason I am asking is that the numbers just seem way off. Maybe I am just having a hard time with the C/F conversions, but the lowest temperature recorded in that area during the period of the trip was 27F, which the conversion table tells me is -7C. I'm sure I am doing something wrong. I know it can get way colder in the mountainous, which is usually not recorded in weather reports. How high in elevation did you guys go?

Did any of you guys experience any serious injuries. I know just last week Sir Ranulph Fiennes suffered severe frostbite and had to abandon his Antarctica trip because he took off his glove to fix his ski bindings at -30C.

Anyway, great trip report. I'm glad everyone made it back okay.

We weren't in any specific high altitude area. Temp readings were mostly difficult as 'cheap' thermometers had problems when temp dropped to around -30C. Best temperature knowledge came from the locals and the market. Why the temp records would show a low of -7C, I have no idea, but with a bit of a chill on my hips wearing midweight wool layers in my -45C sleeping setup, I can tell you it was waaayyyy colder than that

If your hands are warm and dry, you can take them out of your gloves to do things without direct injury even at -30C. Teepee did at one point just lean on the ground (with his glove liners on I think!) and had a bit of frost-nip on his knuckles. Other than that and some numb cheeks and slightly frozen eyelashes, I think everyone was OK.