Burleson

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Life is great. We lit up the barbecue tonight, and we had our lamb steaks and roasted potatoes with some fresh olive oil we've been keeping warm in the tents during the day. We have Cognac, we have cigars, and we have everything except toilet paper. So, we're getting really good at tearing thin sheets off of cardboard boxes...

Life's great out here. Tomorrow we'll go up and climb another peak, just to do acclimatization again before we go up higher. We plan to probably do Gunnbjornsfjeld, the highest peak, in about two more days. We're hoping that in about four or five days, we'll go up and attempt the highest unclimbed peak in Greenland. It looks really good, but it's just a long ways away so we'll have to do a lot of skiing and do a couple of days of camping. Off skiing today, all of us had brand new boots, so we've been taping our feet all day; that wasn't the best experience, breaking in new boots.

Life is great in Greenland! Twenty-four hours of sunshine. We actually got into a white out for about an hour today, but then the clouds moved back out, and it is beautiful now. It's definitely well below freezing, but the sun is shinning on the tents, so it's warm inside. I'm looking over at Dierk right now, and he's smoking a big cigar and drinking some Glen Livet. Life is good in Greenland, and we'll have more stories tomorrow. We'll be in touch. Bye.

— Todd Burleson, Expedition Leader

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