Publié par Julie Brown, Polar Circles — relayé par Tamera et ses voyages en terres polaires
After an epic journey of more than 5013 kilometers, 74 days on the ice, and with a world record distance to their name, Dixie Dansercoer and Sam Deltour brought their Antarctic ICE Expedition to a close.
Dixie announced, following careful consideration, that he and Sam had closed the Antarctic ICE expedition and would slowly begin their departure from Antarctica. All of the signs pointed to this lucid decision: their "excellent" landing spot for an airplane, and the pending end of the Antarctic season. There were many more components to this decision, but all of them led to the same conclusion: the time had come to end the expedition in safety, in harmony, and with total satisfaction.
In Antarctica, the approaching winter weather brings increasingly unstable conditions. At the time, their location still guaranteed a safe pickup. The Antarctic ICE Expedition Team was busy coordinating the logistics necessary to arrange their safe return from the ice with TAC/ALCI, starting with a transport flight to Progress Station.
Dixie Dansercoer et Sam Deltour sont rentrés sains et saufs de cette expédition, qui a établi un nouveau record de distance en autonomie sur la calotte antarctique.