Rescuers Search for Solo Female Explorer (Going to the North Pole )

The Las Vegas Sun ^ | March 09, 2004 at 13:40:50 PST | MATTI HUUHTANEN

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

This looks like she didn't even get a decent start!

[ClearCase_guy]

She was last heard from Friday, the first day of her trip

Well, that's embarassing. Hope she's OK.

[steplock]

Alone & unaided to the North Pole?

DARWIN AWARD contender!

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[NormsRevenge]

Click Here to visit her expedition site.

Losing toes last time wasn't enough .. hope for the best.

[davisfh]

"Rescuers Search for Solo Female Explorer (Going to the North Pole )"

We'll hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

[James Mabry]

http://www.sercotransarctic.com/home
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3493459.stm

Thanks for posting this. I became aware of this women because of this man, Ben Saunders. I suspect you are well aware of his expedition. If by chance not, then fyi for you and all.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Check out her website, this is a gal that knows what she is doing and has done a LOT!

See above # 5 for link!

[NormsRevenge]

Here's another good site to follow situation.

http://www.thepoles.com/

[Deb]

Have they checked the North Pole shoe sale.

[sozo]

last heard from on day 1? uh, so if she ran into problems why didnt she just turn around and go back to the starting point? unless she was the main course at a polar bear family reunion. sorry for the gallows humor. but some risks are just too stupid. didnt she have a GPS tracking device on her? well, why not? and did she have a gun ? probably not. i hope she turns up ok.

[sozo]

ok yes i see she did have the tracking device. my mistake. i bet a whale got her. a kayak is too close to those big things in the deep sea. sorry for her and her loved ones. again, hopefully she turns up ok.

[RedMonqey]

"French-born Arduin has lived in Finnish Lapland for 15 years. "

Look for a polar with aVERY round belly and an empty bottle of Grey Poupon beside it!

[CWOJackson]

Not a great time of year to be risking the lives of rescuers in the Arctic.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

They probably want max expanse of frozen ocean.

[CWOJackson]

I've done north (Arctic) trips on icebreakers. The weather and visibility up there can be pretty dicey this time of year. I can't image why she even started out in the middle of the Arctic winter.

You won't find many people who want to go up there this time of year on an icebreaker.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

You won't find many people who want to go up there this time of year on an icebreaker.

I use to like cold weather, lived on the Great Plains as a young guy. But my bones don't care much for the cold now as a SS recipient.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I've done north (Arctic) trips on icebreakers.

So what do you see while on a cruise?

[CWOJackson]

The cold is different in Arctic regions. It's very dry so it usually doesn't feel as cold as it actually is. You also adapt to it easier. However, once you get into the negative double digits it doesn't much matter any more.

[steplock]

Mine was NOT a sexist remark.

"Common Sense" (a RARE commodity these days) would tell a sensible person that accidents can happen, the unexpected should be expected, and always have a backup plan.

I did stupid things in my younger days - jumped out perfectly good helicopters, went up & down 1000' cliffs, swam (unintentionally) in 33 degree rivers, played with high explosive - cooked with C-4 & napalm - you name the idiotic thing - I probably did it.

BUT ..... maybe it was my USMC Recon training ..... you ALWAYS had a backup. If you went off by yourself, most likely you would NEVER come back.

We even teach (used to anyway) our kids the "buddy system" in swimming, play, etc.

Yes, she is definitely a contender for the DARWIN AWARD like anyone else who tries things like that - crossing the Pacific Ocean in a rowboat, etc.

That isn't bravery - it is stupidity!