Base goes Arctic

Sometimes you put something out there like, hey David can you take some Base stickers with you on your trip and take some photo's, and you think, hey maybe we'll get a pic, maybe not. Then the pics come back, and you go, what the hell??? And so, you go and get the whole story. Read on

Hey Matt

My brother and I are keen on adventure and wildlife, so every year we try to go somewhere exotic.
This year we went (self funded) to East Greenland where we took dogsleds North onto the pack ice inn search of bears.

We then left the dogsleds (because they need to be manned by inuits) out on the ice and headed out on foot in search of wildlife (Bears, arctic foxes, tarmigan, seals, walrus, beluga whales, snowy owl etc). We carried all our own gear in pulks/sleds tied to our back packs

Spent about a month on the ice. Survived 2 cyclones, temperatures dropping to -40 degrees, 120kph winds, 1.4m snow fall over night and towards the end the melting of the pack ice which very nearly had us stranded

Epic adventure and great fun

Sadly there is no organization to link as it was just my brother and I. Also we don't do it for any foundation or company. We just go to try and understand our global concerns about different creatures and if we are lucky enough to conclude anything from our results we try to document it in the biological literature
Anyway, it was our absolute pleasure taking base to the far North. We love you guys and your gear

Thanks again
DAVID

Thank you David, and your bro, for living life to the full and inspiring the Base crew. You obviously take on the world in a way that we all aspire to.

So remember don't just wander through life, get out there and grab it by the scruff of the neck and take it up the hill for a shred.

Peace and Good Beats
Matt