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Pascale Marceau
Apr 17, 20211 min read
Lucania 2021: Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday Pascale! The team called in this morning from their Hilleberg dome home. They reported calm winds and a bluebird day with...
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Pascale Marceau
Apr 15, 20211 min read
Lucania 2021: Basecamp Landing
Pascale and Eva landed at the Walsh Col on the Donjek Glacier (9000ft) on their flight in with Icefield Discovery. "I'll have been...
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Pascale Marceau
Apr 12, 20211 min read
Steele/Lucania Fly Over of Our Route
Check out this piece of GOLD. It is a high resolution fly over of the exact route we plan to cover. Aerial imagery of our full route was...
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Pascale Marceau
Apr 10, 20212 min read
Why?
Sharing some inner personal motivations... Why Mt. Lucania? Simply put because it is a path less traveled; it is remote and wild. In the...
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Pascale Marceau
Apr 9, 20211 min read
What is in our ditty bags?
It always amazes me how very little one truly needs for 3 weeks. The slimmed down @granitegear Air Zippditty bags we bring are filled...
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Pascale Marceau
Apr 9, 20212 min read
Expedition Photography... what an art!
For the photographers... here are words from @evazolaphoto as she shares the systems she has developed over the years. I will be bringing...
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Pascale Marceau
Apr 9, 20211 min read
Oh electronics – a love/hate relationship on the mountain!
Staying connected in case of emergency is a great safety and mental security enhancement over the early days of exploration, but it comes...
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Pascale Marceau
Apr 8, 20211 min read
Navigation... A Little Help from Our "Friends"
We will be covering 20km of glacier skiing and 20km on foot. Navigation will be tricky at times as there are crevasses all along the...
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Pascale Marceau
Apr 7, 20211 min read
Rigging & Lashing a Sled
We will be on skis, pulling sleds for the first 2-3 days and again at the end of the expedition to and from our basecamp landing. ...
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Pascale Marceau
Apr 6, 20211 min read
Look at all that hardware!
Doesn't it make your heart sing? We will be bringing up a combination of glacier travel gear, climbing equipment, and avalanche safety...
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Pascale Marceau
Apr 4, 20211 min read
Warm Tootsies? √ Check
Dry & spacious boots are the ticket to avoiding frostbite and coming home with 10 healthy toes! Our layers comprise of, from the inside...
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Pascale Marceau
Apr 4, 20211 min read
Keeping our Flangies Warm and Functional
The secret weapon we have for summit day and windy days are smoke-tanned deer skin mitts with wolverine fur. Northern indigenous...
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Pascale Marceau
Apr 4, 20211 min read
Planning for Wind
In a previous attempt on Mt. Lucania, Pascale was surprised to experience bluebird days with great visibility... marred by high winds,...
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Pascale Marceau
Apr 3, 20211 min read
Nighty Night, Sleep Tight
On multi-week cold weather expeditions, getting a solid night’s sleep is key to success. The trick on these prolonged outings is to...
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Pascale Marceau
Apr 3, 20212 min read
Lightweight or “Right Weight” Cook System
In cold weather pursuits, staying dry, hydrated and fed are essential for survival. Having a carefully designed cook system is worth its...
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Pascale Marceau
Apr 2, 20211 min read
Mountain Food - Chubb is GOOD!
Food is an art; this is true in the mountains too. Over the years, we have learned what works for us. Meals are a careful balance of the...
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Pascale Marceau
Apr 2, 20213 min read
Route Planning - check out the squiggly lines!
Check out our planned camps, cool maps and insight into route planning.
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