by Eric Lillstrom | Sep 1, 2020 | Expeditions
Evening of 9/12 at Camp 1 Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on how you look at it), the heavy rains had made the slot canyon in the next section impassable for the teams near the back of the pack. We were routed around the canyon, hiking safer terrain to CP12....
by Eric Lillstrom | Aug 27, 2020 | Expeditions
We arrived in Fiji five days before the race began and stayed at a hotel resort on the west side of the main island. There were some scheduled events (skills training, Camakau demonstrations, team photos, and the opening banquet), but we had lots of time to chat with...
by Eric Lillstrom | May 3, 2017 | Expeditions, Polar
Close Encounters of the Polar Bear Kind It was the evening of April 16th, 2017. Our team had been skiing across the arctic sea ice for 3 days, and we were in great shape having already made 25 nautical miles. It was a little before 8pm and our team was busy making our...
by Eric Lillstrom | Oct 20, 2016 | Crete Circumnaviagtion, Expeditions, Kayaking
When the team woke up, excitement and apprehension were thick in the air. The distance to our finishing point was a comparatively short 15km (less than half of what we would do on a regular day), but the forecast showed very challenging conditions for the last 9km as...
by Eric Lillstrom | Oct 14, 2016 | Crete Circumnaviagtion, Expeditions, Kayaking
Layover at Katos Zakros The first night at Zakros was the most comfortable I’ve had yet. I was able to snuggle up against a sandstone cliff and put my back to the south wind that blew all night. With a few towels and pieces of clothing to pad the bed, it almost...
by Eric Lillstrom | Oct 11, 2016 | Crete Circumnaviagtion, Expeditions, Kayaking
Milatou to Plaka It turns out that CP’s illness was not heat related but rather some sort of stomach bug (the symptoms are spot on for food poisoning). We were all in need of a morning off so we lounged about drinking coffee and figuring out how much daily...