Rules of the Ice Base

This is a Blog item written on March 23, 2011 by Philippe Cousteau

Today was our last full day at Resolute Bay before heading to Ice Base (weather permitting) and we spent it getting the gear ready, trying it on, and venturing outside for an extended hike outside of town. Everything went smoothly but we were all a little shocked by the cold at first and grateful for the training that we had received, which can be summed in the 8 rules of Ice Base:

To read the 8 rules of Ice Base and see pictures of Philippe in Arctic gear visit his blog on CNN International
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/03/22/arctic.expedition/index.html

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