Crazy Arctic Guy experiencing loss of yardage, dropped well behind the line of scrimmage by moving field, 3rd and long

DAY 3: MIKE AND BORGE PUSHING NORTH DESPITE SET BACK...Tue, 24 Jan 2006/18:32

Quote of the Day:'We are now situated 18kms south of our starting point but hey, it's not so bad! There's nothing else to do but to hang in there! Soon the ice cap will turn and change it's direction

MIKE DATA LOG
Position: N 81°11'40.1' E 98°18'46.0' (18km south & 50km east of Cape Artichesky)
Miles covered: -18km
Conditions: Snowing with strong winds of 5-6 metres per second
Temperature: -14°C (without windchill factor)
Days of food left: 64

DAY 3: MIKE AND BORGE CONTINUE TO DRIFT SOUTH BUT MORALE REMAINS HIGH...

Mike phoned his support team earlier today to update us on their progress:

'We moved another 10 kms down south today. It's a bit demoralising when you are walking non-stop north for two days only to find that at the end of the day you are 18kms further south of your starting point. Normally we should be moving towards Norway and Greenland but instead we are moving towards Alaska!!! We are now situated 18kms south and 50 kms east of Cape Artichesky! Heh, it's not so bad! There's nothing else to do but to hang in there! Soon the ice cap will turn and change it's direction.

It's still snowing with winds of 5-6m per second and a temperature of around -14°C (without the windchill factor). The ice is like a broken mosaic. We swam across one leed today and the rest of the time we were ice hopping - a favourite pass-time when I'm with my girls - but not here on the pole!!!

No bears around or at least they haven't come close enough for us to see them! Borge and I stay very close together when we walk. It's very dark and it would be easy to loose each other. All I can see is his headlight next to me.

We're going to sleep now - the terrain is very uneven and it's really hard work pulling these sledges!

For latest news on Mike and Borge go to: www.mikehornnorthpole.com

OK...I'm picking on this guy a lot because I think he's insane, and he seems awfully cocksure that he can accomplish this quest in almost impossibe circumstances. But this line:

It's very dark and it would be easy to loose each other. All I can see is his headlight next to me.

...suggests (bad spelling aside) a lot more than he likely thought it did. There's an awe of his situation in that line. Good for him.

Hey, I hope he makes it.

I just think he's out of his goddamned mind...