After a few days of unpacking, drying equipment, packing up and socializing, the members of the Nordboundquest team are leaving Longyearbyen to go back home after our adventures on the polar ice. We didn’t make it to the North Pole but everyone seems satisfied with the expedition.  The team spirit was top, we laughed a lot, we’ve been able to enjoy the environment f the polar ice cap and most of the team members have move their boundaries with this trip.

Here and there, some wounds still need healing. I have a few blisters on my fingertips as well which makes typing this blog a bit of a challenge. But those wounds will all heal fine so they should not bother me on future expeditions.

Saturday evening, we also bumped into Alain Hubert. Alain is in Longyearbyen for a Last Degree trip. He’s leaving for Barneo with a number of people tomorrow. And yesterday evening, we went for a drink with a Dutch team. They were on the ice at the same time as us but they got about 10 km closer to the pole.

The trip was a pretty good experience. And maybe I will do something like this again. A similar challenge in Antarctica would be a logical next step. But now, I need to focus on my K2 expedition in 2011 first.

Soon, I will add a short story about the trip and some photos to this website.