SoloIce3 Expedition Log

DATE LOGGED

CODE

N

E

ELEV

COMMENT

TEMP (F)

WIND VEL (MPH)

WIND CHILL (F)

PR (mb)

WIND DIR

CLOUD

VIS

PRECIP

SURF

ACT

D TODAY

D TO DATE

17-Feb-04

JOKHUT

64.31028

18.23851

692

Jokulheimar (arrived this afternoon)

35

34.5

21

1010

SE

8

4

2

-

-

-

-

18-Feb-04

JOKHUT

64.31028

18.23851

692

Jokulheimar (scouted ascent route)

39

22

30

929

SE

8

3

1

-

-

-

-

19-Feb-04

CROSS

64.30971

18.22154

685

Scouted river crossing point E of Jokulheimar.

41

25

28

995

SE

8

4

1

-

-

-

-

20-Feb-04

04B1

64.30840

18.21752

679

Camp after river crossing.

23

16

12

931

SE

8

3

3

1

5

0.414

0.414

21-Feb-04

JOKHUT

64.31028

18.23851

692

Jokulheimar (returned to huts with damaged sledhut)

10

4.5

1

949

W

0

4

0

-

-

-

-

22-Feb-04

JOKHUT

64.31028

18.23851

692

Jokulheimar (repairs).

23

16

13

941

W

8

2

2

-

-

-

-

23-Feb-04

JOKHUT

64.31028

18.23851

692

Jokulheimar (repairs).

15

35

-7

937

W

6

4

0

-

-

-

-

24-Feb-04

JOKHUT

64.31028

18.23851

692

Jokulheimar (repairs).

12

2.3

11

945

W

7

4

0

-

-

-

-

25-Feb-04

JOKHUT

64.31028

18.23851

692

Jokulheimar (repairs).

14

22

-7

942

NW

2

4

0

-

-

-

-

26-Feb-04

JOKHUT

64.31028

18.23851

692

Jokulheimar (repairs).

19

0

19

942

-

0

4

0

-

-

-

-

27-Feb-04

04RESTR

64.32609

18.12364

857

Restart point on Tungnaarjokull.

18

6.9

4

858

SW

0

4

0

-

-

-

-

27-Feb-04

04B2

64.36679

17.78425

1311

Bivouac in (approaching Grimsvotn).

16

9

2

862

N

9

2

0

4

5

12

11.41

28-Feb-04

04B3

64.40688

17.26665

1707

Bivouac in (arrival at Grimsvotn).

0

40

-29

814

W

9

2

3

6

6

17.04

28.45

29-Feb-04

GRIMSV

64.40677

17.26588

1650

Grimsvotn (rest day).

21

13.5

6

819

S

5

4

0

6

3

0

0

1-Mar-04

GRIMSV

64.40677

17.26588

1650

Grimsvotn (pinned down by high winds).

10

58.5

-20

815

S

9

1

5

-

-

0

0

2-Mar-04

GRIMSV

64.40677

17.26588

1650

Grimsvotn (pinned down by high winds).

21

78

-3

795

S

9

2

5

-

-

0

0

3-Mar-04

GRIMSV

64.40677

17.26588

1650

Grimsvotn (pinned down by high winds).

24

47

4

803

S

9

2

5

-

-

0

0

4-Mar-04

GRIMSV

64.40677

17.26588

1650

Grimsvotn (pinned down by high winds).

23

46

3

808

S

9

2

5

-

-

0

0

5-Mar-04

GRIMSV

64.40677

17.26588

1650

Grimsvotn (pinned down by high winds).

28

45

5

815

N

0

2

0

-

-

0

0

6-Mar-04

04B4

64.43157

17.04566

1534

Bivouac (have left Grimsvotn after storm).

17

4.5

7

841

SW

6

4

0

6

5

8.11

28.45

7-Mar-04

04B5

64.44146

16.70160

1524

Bivouac (high winds all day, stopped early).

21

50.5

-3

840

S

9

1

3

8

4

11.47

39.92

8-Mar-04

04B6

64.44137

16.70176

1521

Bivouac (did not move today, but note GPS position variation).

28

45

12

840

S

9

1

5

8

0

0

39.92

9-Mar-04

04B7

64.45969

16.40487

1378

Bivouac (slush storm with high winds).

32

45

14

861

SW

9

1

5

8

5

10.7

50.62

10-Mar-04

04B8

64.45969

16.40487

1378

Bivouac (pinned down by weather).

26

40

6

855

SW

9

1

5

8

0

0

50.62

11-Mar-04

04B9

64.49970

16.28612

1331

Bivouac (suspension breakdown forced early stop).

26

32

7

854

SSW

9

1

5

8

4

6.644

57.264

11-Mar-04

04B9A

64.51014

16.20546

1310

Intermediate point, offcourse, corrected.

26

32

7

854

SSW

9

1

5

8

4

2.1

59.364

12-Mar-04

04B9a(?)

64.52917

16.12580

1276

Bivouac (uphills and high winds)

14

35

-7

857

S

7

2

3

6

5

7.022

66.386

13-Mar-04

04B10

64.52952

15.96410

1310

Bivouac (postholing all day, snow too loose for skis).

21

40

-1

845

SE

8

2

3

5

5

7.68

74.066

14-Mar-04

04B11

64.54845

15.79563

1286

Bivouac (more postholong & uphills).

17

2.3

17

844

E

6

4

0

5

5

8.016

82.082

15-Mar-04

04B12

64.55846

15.53351

1193

Bivouac (14-hour push to Lambatungujokull area).

25

4.5

19

853

N

9

2

3

6

6

9.07

91.152

16-Mar-04

PICKUP

64.56620

15.52149

1296

Pickup point.

28

9.2

21

855

N

7

4

0

5

5

2.71

93.862


Last Updated on 2/16/06
By CMS