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In a few days helicopters will fly from Krasnoyarsk to search for sea ice on which to build Barneo ice camp 2017.
Slightly earlier than usual, and with thanks for a heads up from Thomas Barlow, Irina Orlova reports via my rendition of Facebook's auto-translation of the original Russian that:QuoteIn a few days helicopters will fly from Krasnoyarsk to search for sea ice on which to build Barneo ice camp 2017.
In a few days two helicopters will fly from Krasnoyarsk to search for the ice on which the runway of Barneo will be built. Our experts told us that there are some large fields not far from the Pole. Their thickness is about 2 meters. They will drift towards the Fram Strait and will soon be at the point we need.]In a few days two helicopters will fly from Krasnoyarsk to search for the ice on which the runway of Barneo will be built. Our experts told us that there are some large fields not far from the Pole. Their thickness is about 2 meters. They will drift towards the Fram Strait and will soon be at the point we need.
The copters type Mi-8T on Sunday morning took off from Krasnoyarsk with course for the north. They will have pitstops in Igarka, Khatanga and on the island of Sredny, Severnaya Zemlya, before they make it all the way to the North Pole, aviation company Aerogeo informs.The eleven people on board are not only pilots and aircraft technicians, but also experienced polar experts. They will first identify an ice floe suitable for the Barneo-2017, and then help facilitate the delivery on site of people and goods.
It has been speculated about a possible visit to site of President Vladimir Putin. According to SeverPost, the President might go to Barneo ahead of his attendance at the Arctic Forum in Arkhangelsk late this week.
No web cams were deployed in 2016, due to funding constraints, however deployments are planned for Spring 2017.
On March 15, a truck with landing equipment set off from Moscow to Murmansk and yesterday it arrived at the destination.On March 17, another truck and a trailer with loaded platforms and tractors started out from Moscow to Tver (Migalovo airport). The landing party also arrived there. On March 18, the paratroopers with platforms and tractors flew to Murmansk by Il-76. They will be preparing the platforms for airdrop at the Zhalyuzi point.On March 19, two helicopters of the AeroGeo a/c flew up in Krasnoyarsk and followed the route Krasnoyarsk – Podkamennaya Tunguska – Igarka - Khatanga.
Today's weather did not allow helicopters to fly from Khatanga.It seems that the helicopters again tomorrow will not be able to fly out.Only on 23 March, the weather may change.
...This year’s Barneo camp is located close to the North Pole at 89º24’N 135ºW, on a spot by the explorers named Zhalyuzi-2....Also the aircraft proceeded to Zhalyuzi-2 where nine men were parachuted to the ice....Temperature on site is minus 20 ºС and winds 3-4 m/s. Ice conditions in the area are good, the explorers say....
The Russian president is touring Franz Josef Land, a desolate archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, to inspect the environmental cleanup effort conducted there. A day later he is to take part in an international conference on Arctic development hosted by Russia.Vladimir Putin landed on Wednesday on Alexandra Land, the westernmost island of the archipelago, lying some 1,000km north of mainland Russia near the Barents Sea. He is touring the desolate part of the country to inspect the progress in cleaning up waste left behind by Soviet expeditions and military deployments in the past.
Russia Today "reports" on Putin's Arctic adventure:https://www.rt.com/news/382701-putin-arctic-summit-tour/QuoteThe Russian president is touring Franz Josef Land, a desolate archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, to inspect the environmental cleanup effort conducted there. A day later he is to take part in an international conference on Arctic development hosted by Russia.Vladimir Putin landed on Wednesday on Alexandra Land, the westernmost island of the archipelago, lying some 1,000km north of mainland Russia near the Barents Sea. He is touring the desolate part of the country to inspect the progress in cleaning up waste left behind by Soviet expeditions and military deployments in the past.
Two technical flights of the Antonov-74 from Longyearbyen have landed at Barneo airdrome. It is officially confirmed that the ice runway meets all the standards and Barneo starts 2017 season!All the team is on the ice constructing the camp. Also two groups of skiers have already arrived at Barneo with the second technical flight. They are going to pass the distance of two degrees to the Pole.Tomorrow Barneo airdrome will work according to the schedule. Today there is a delay - the skiers who were supposed to fly to Barneo this morning will be there tonight, after the 3rd technical flight.
More like towards the Barents since the direction towards 0 would be towards England and towards 90 would be to the Kara Sea I think.
As they report from the ice, the runway is ready. At 2-30 pm Moscow time the Il-76 loaded with fuel set off to the floe. The guys also asked to send them some regular fresh water. It’s impossible to melt it from the snow since there is little snow and the ice is mostly salty.
From their Facebook page:QuoteAs they report from the ice, the runway is ready. At 2-30 pm Moscow time the Il-76 loaded with fuel set off to the floe. The guys also asked to send them some regular fresh water. It’s impossible to melt it from the snow since there is little snow and the ice is mostly salty.I wonder about this water problem. Has the ice always been too salty to drink or is this a new thing?
Well, look who showed up at Barneo:https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/borders/2017/04/russian-border-guards-conquer-north-pole
Here's a longer first-person account of the bear incident:http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A//www.binsack.ch/90-north-100-commitment-die-ankunft-am-nordpol-am-12-april-2017-und-der-eisbaer&hl=en&langpair=auto|en&tbb=1&ie=UTF-8
