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1. 3. 2010

Whooo, We Made the First 100 km!

And it was not the only “first-thing” we had today. Those 100 km (62 miles) are of course of the highest importance for us as we think of it as of an important milestone - it usually goes faster once you cross the first round number :-)

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28. 2. 2010

Unable to Leave the New Tent

A new tent? Have the guys gone completely crazy, you think? I better start at the beginning. The problems we had with our tent had gone too far - it was getting dangerous... I’ll briefly explain what happened: we picked out our tent for this adventure carefully as every other piece of equipment we…

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27. 2. 2010

Baikal 2010 - Our Daily Routine

It’s really late today when we’re working on the update so we won’t fuss over it too much - hope you’ll understand :-) The following are therefore more just short comments about our daily routine and stuff rather than a coherent story.

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26. 2. 2010

Siberia Shows its Teeth

Today we really felt for the first time what it means if Siberia shows it’s teeth and shows us how harsh it can be. It was a hard day but still we found a time to make a video for you instead of a photo.

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25. 2. 2010

Day Dedicated to Our Families

I and Pavel agreed that once in a while we will dedicate our message to someone. First, of course, it’s our families’ turn. They’ve already been through a lot because of the expedition.

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24. 2. 2010

The Bergans Baikal 2010 Expedition - The Crack

It was a hard day today, the first full day. We had information, that the first third or maybe even half of the lake would not be covered with snow. Unfortunately it is nothing like that and we have to work harder than we hoped we would have to.

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23. 2. 2010

We Are on the Ice!

We sung our praises yesterday on how everything is working and perfectly organized - and so it is! Except for one tiny detail...the gas. We ordered 45 l in 5 l bottles long time ago. Today, we received 90 tiny bottles - made of glass and only for half a liter each.

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22. 2. 2010

Irkutsk Finally!

We’ve barely started and I’ve already lost track of what time it is. There is a 2 hour difference between Prague and Saint Petersburg and 5 more, I think, between Petersburg and Irkutsk.

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21. 2. 2010

Here It Comes - the Expedition Took Off for Siberia!

Today at 1.40 p.m. when Pavel and Vasek got on the airplane to Russia the Bergans Bajkal 2010 Expedition has begun. As the Lake Baikal is not just round the corner, it takes some time to get there.