Ultimate Arctic Crossing - part 3

Monday April 22 - DAY 57 / Much equivocation about the way in which the team will be picked up from the ice. According to the latest information received, it seems that the operation out of Stredny-Arktichewski is too risky - too many leads both for parachuting fuel and for landing the (twin-engine) Antonov 2. So another solution has to be found. Which is why the people in charge at Cerpolex are discussing with the Russian pilots in Khatanga the possibility of a flight between Tiksi and the place where expe

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