Day Twelve - Preparing for the Adventure Phase!

No ice climbing today – only for Mairi and Claire who have not yet been on the ice. Today is general removal day with 07.30am rise for Liz who is leaving for Oraefejokull, taking a primus and our tent. The whole morning is spent striking tents, fitting skis and generally returning the campsite to its natural, but none-the-less very beautiful state. 

Roger came around early this morning and took our geomorph group photo during breakfast.

Back row (L-R): Nick, Greg, Woody, Mairi
Liz, Claire, Mark, Andrew
Cicely, Ian, John

Fetching Breakfast

Making Breakfast seriously

Making Breakfast less seriously

Waiting for Breakfast

We had a great hunk of cheese for lunch, and then moved into our new fires for the adventure phase, and re-camped at base camp. My group consists of:

Dr Val
Martin (from Hertford)
Sam, Rob, John (all from Felstead school)

Philippa

Roger (from Magdalen)

Matt and myself.

Tent arrangements are:

3 leaders

3 girls

4 boys

Luckily our tent was already pitched, being Snorri’s our Icelandic (Roger Risdall-Smith lookalike) counterpart, but smelling dreadfully of dried fish! Rucksack checked left us with one towel, soap, toothpaste, foot powder, 1^st Aid Kit etc. between the whole tent and very little else. Onto the snow-cap tomorrow, leaving by 10:00am.

What lies ahead?