Field updates from Muller Ice Cap

Daily Report for the 01 April 2025 The Twin Otter, with Rod and Izzy, came at noon.  After  lunch we loaded the big Lynx snowmobile into the Twin Otter with the help from Nick and the loader. We managed without taking the front ski off by turning the snowmobile on the side while twisting it around the corner. Unfortunately, the winds were very high at the Müller site and combined with  low visibility and blowing snow, it was not possible to land. Besides from this, we had a great day at Eureka and as usual food was plenty and excellent. Again, a great thanks to Ali and Linda. What we have done: - Made a sheet for camp with emergency contacts - Loaded the Lynx snowmobile into the wide door Twin Otter in the second attempt - Worked on the packing lists - Shari worked on the food packing lists Dorthe Dahl-Jensen Weather at Müller: around -27 deg C, wind sensor is frozen but Rod and Izzy reported very high winds, at Eureka: -32 deg C warming to -28 deg C, bl...

Daily Report for the 31 March 2025   We are ready to leave Eureka and fly to Müller. We have the cargo ready and are ready to move on. Unfortunately, The cargo charter to come from Yellowknife has had some mechanical issues and is delayed. Instead of today, March 31 st the charter is planned for Wednesday April 2 nd at the earliest. We will delay the skiway putin to match the charter delay and will thus not go to Müller before Wednesday. The weather is still amazing with blue sky, no wind but cold at Eureka and we spent the day doing the last small things including digging/chopping out the propane cylinders that we need for the Team 1 putin and making a hole in the roof of the Viessman cabin for the top mounted cooling unit to come on the charter. The charter will include the frozen food and we plan to store the Team 2 food here until the mid-season exchange. What we have done: - Organized the cargo into mission-movements - Got the propane cylinders out ...