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Category Archives: Everest 3.0
Totally Artistic Tuesday April 17
Fun Fact of the Day DID YOU KNOW? If you are only allowed to stay outside with your friends until its dark out, ask your parents to move to Greenland! During the Arctic summer, the sun never sets! Today’s Activity … Continue reading
Marvelous Map Monday April 16
Fun Fact of the Day DID YOU KNOW? Greenland is the largest island in the world! Today’s Activity Our first Marvelous Map Monday activity is to locate on a map, Gunnbjørn Fjeld, the mountain TA and her team are climbing … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Go for Greenland, School Curriculum
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Spectacular Sunday April 15
Fun Fact of the Day DID YOU KNOW? That reindeer live all over Greenland in areas that are not covered with ice. Maybe this is where Santa gets his recruitments for his sled
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Tagged 2012, Go for Greenland, School Curriculum
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Hello from Greenland
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Tagged 2012, Go for Greenland, Post by Voice, School Curriculum
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Where’s TA?
TA Latitude:70.74443 Longitude:-22.64444 GPS location Date/Time:04/14/2012 12:16:42 NDT Message:TA’s location on her Go for Greenland Ice Cap to Gunnbjørn Fjeld Expedition. Inspiring Big Dreams & Big Goals! Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/7asdO/70.74443N/22.64444W If the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Go for Greenland, School Curriculum
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Super Saturday April 14
Fun Fact of the Day DID YOU KNOW? That musk-oxen’s live in Greenland! These shaggy animals stand about four feet tall and are a smaller relative of the prehistoric giant musk-ox
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Tagged 2012, Go for Greenland, School Curriculum
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Hello from Iceland
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Tagged 2012, Go for Greenland, Post by Voice, School Curriculum
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Where’s TA?
TA Latitude:64.13927 Longitude:-21.91986 GPS location Date/Time:04/12/2012 12:44:11 NDT Message:TA’s location on her Go for Greenland Ice Cap to Gunnbjørn Fjeld Expedition. Inspiring Big Dreams & Big Goals! Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/7Zfmr/64.13927N/21.91986W If the … Continue reading
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You’re Invited to Go for Greenland!
Preparations for my Go for Greenland expedition are almost complete. I would love to have you along. I received a logistics briefing for the first part of the expedition today…it’s getting real and moving into the “Hurry Up and Wait” … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Go for Greenland, School Curriculum
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Boot Parkas!
Hot off the sewing machine…Marian is amazing…parkas for my feet. Now I’m feeling totally OK about minus 27!
On the Cusp of a New Adventure: Sea Fever…Err..Ice Fever
The day is frantic with last minute things to do but this video came to my attention and I paused to watch it. I loved how Alastair Humphreys put into words and images, why we go (or at least why they … Continue reading
Three Days and Counting…
These base camps are where our Greenland expedition will come to a close…those coordinates will become magical entities as we hone in on our final challenge of Gunnbjørn Fjeld but at the moment, there are other more pressing challenges. Like, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Go for Greenland, School Curriculum
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What Would You Name A Mountain?
Sometimes when someone climbs a mountain that no one has climbed before, they get to name it. If you had such an honour, what would you name a mountain and why? PS…The mountain above already has one…it’s name is Nupse … Continue reading
The Prep, The Whole Prep, and Nothing But the Prep
Sometimes a holiday is positioned right where you need one…and today’s was no exception. I can’t remember a day in recent history (i.e. the last decade :-)) when I spent the entire day at home. I only left the house … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Go for Greenland, School Curriculum
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Greenland Expedition 2012 Led By Paul Rose
As my departure date is nearing (April 11), I wanted to introduce the leader of my Greenland Expedition, Paul Rose. I have not yet met him in person but we’ve been exchanging emails and I look forward to shaking his … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Go for Greenland, School Curriculum
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Flat Stanley 3.0 is in the House
One of my teammates for Greenland arrived in the mail today. His name is Flat Stanley. He was squished flat by a bulletin board and he now flies around the world via air mail. Flat Stanley has been recruited by … Continue reading
Questions from Bishop Abraham Grade Four
Regular readers of my blog will recognize the name Heather Courage. She is a reader of Everest books, climber of Signal Hill (nearing 425 ascents), and long time supporter of mine. When the call went out for schools/classes to follow … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Go for Greenland, School Curriculum
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Test Audio Dispatch from Memorial University
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Tagged 2012, Go for Greenland, Post by Voice, School Curriculum
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Which Book Would You Choose?
Let’s just say, hypothetically, that you were going a long, hard expedition in a remote place and you could take along just ONE book to read…it is your only entertainment, information, and inspiration for over 30 days…which book would it … Continue reading
Packing, Sewing, Charging
The gift of a late March snow storm is that is prompts one to stay home and attend to one’s packing chores. Marian and I spent much of today doing Greenland prep chores. I don’t know how I ever managed … Continue reading
Posted in Everest 3.0, Gunnbjørn Fjeld, Video
Tagged 2012, climb, Go for Greenland, MEC, Outdoor Gear, train, Travel
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Hot Sauce Quiz
As we sat down to have our Newfoundland fish cakes tonight for supper, I realized we had sauce options from four different countries on the table as possible condiments. The four bottles were from four trips to do four climbs…can … Continue reading
Posted in Everest 3.0, Life
Tagged 2012, hot sauce, International foodie, Spice is Nice, Travel
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A Theory of Relativity
I pulled this tire up Signal Hill three times this morning. The first pull felt awfully hard. Indeed. Really, really hard. Interesting to note that that feeling of hardness made me really really want to stop. It was dark. Cold. … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Everest 3.0, Gunnbjørn Fjeld
Tagged 2012, Buddhism, Go for Greenland, Tire Pull, train
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The Big Push…Err…Pull!
In just under three weeks, I will set foot for the first time in Greenland and it’s nearing two weeks to departure to Iceland-the staging point for the expedition. Each day I try to check a few more things off … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, climb, Go for Greenland, route map, Spot, train
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Going, Going, Gone to Greenland
Dr. TA Loeffler is an adventurer, author, and professional keynote speaker from St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. TA is currently on her “Go for Greenland” expedition which includes a 250 km crossing of the Greenland Ice Cap culminating with an … Continue reading
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Where’s TA? Test message from TA’s SPOT
TA Latitude:47.57008 Longitude:-52.70163 GPS location Date/Time:03/21/2012 16:22:59 PDT Message:This is me testing my new spot device in advance of my Greenland expedition. Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/7NCFN/47.57008N/52.70163W If the above link does not work, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Gear Testing, Go for Greenland, Spot
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I am the Tow Truck
One morning when I was training for a climb, a guy in a truck roared up and said, “do you want me to call you a tow truck?” I wasn’t quick enough that morning mentally because about half way up … Continue reading
Posted in Everest 3.0, Gunnbjørn Fjeld, Newfoundland, Video
Tagged Go for Greenland, Signal Hill, St. John's, Tire Pull, training
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You Go Girl
I love this clip. It speaks volumes of what it is like to be on the precipice of a new experience, wanting to let go and let the skis ride, and the challenge of doing that. A brave nine year … Continue reading
Posted in Everest 3.0, Life, Ski, Video
Tagged bravery, make it happen, risk, ski jump, you go girl
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Skiing in Place
Another great day out training for Greenland. I love this picture of Marian standing at the edge of Windsor Lake. The fish eye lens of the Go-Pro has curved the horizon and given the picture a very sensuous feeling. I’d … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, climb, Go for Greenland, Seven Summits, ski, train
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Humbled by 60 KG
If it’s Saturday, it’s pull day! This weekend I had a date with 60 kg…up ten kg from last week. I also upped the weight in my pack by 10 kg as well. The result. Humility. You see, after last … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, climb, Go for Greenland, ice cap crossing, Mountain Equipment co-op, Seven Summits, train
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8 km with 50 kg
Given a big dump of snow earlier in the week, we’d hoped to get to ski today to try out my new boot/binding combination that we installed during Wednesday’s gift of a snow day. We gave up after only ten … Continue reading
This Climb is Sponsored by the Letter G: Going for Gunnbjørn Fjeld in Greenland
My gallant and gregarious group of guessers guessed with gusto and after only three clues, the name of my next peak was gained: Gunnbjørn Fjeld. Gunnbjørn Fjeld (also named Hvitserk, Gunnbjørnfjeld, Gunnbjornfjeld, Gunnbjorn Fjell, Mt. Gunnbjorn) is the highest peak … Continue reading
What’s TA Climbing Next III? Clue 3
OK Mountain Mystery Seekers…Here is Clue #3. Please put your guess in the comments section below. Two guesses per day. Have fun trying to put all the pieces together.
What’s TA Climbing Next III? Clue 2
Here’s clue number two…go at it peak detectives! What could TA’s next peak be? Please put your guesses in the comments section of this post…max two guesses per day! Good luck.
What’s TA Climbing Next III?
What’s TA climbing Next? That’s been the question on my mind and on many others. We’ve had fun guessing the last two times, I thought I would offer up the guessing game again this time. Please enter your guess(es) on … Continue reading
Republic of Snow (a.k.a. Snow Day 3)
The third in a series of “snow day” movies. Always fun to be out in a storm and see what the helmet cam can do. Today was climbing seven of the steepest hills in the downtown St. John’s.
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Tagged Republic of Doyle, snow day, St. John's
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Celebrating Vinson with Grade Fours at Bishop Abraham School
It’s always fun to be feted. When the two Grade Four classes at Bishop Abraham School invited me to a party on Friday, I gladly accepted. I’d paid a visit to the school during my training and preparations for Mount … Continue reading
Posted in Everest 3.0, Vinson
Tagged 2012, Antarctica, climb, Seven Summits, train, Vinson
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