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The icecap is an amazing environment. Although it seemed very monotonous at first, like a flat ice desert, we became accustomed to feel and detect any subtle changes in inclination, wind direction and sastrugi height Sastrugi are elongated mounts of snow created by wind erosion. They made travel by vehicle very demanding due to shock and vibration on equipment and bodies. Towards the end of the trip, during our descent back to the coast, skidoos had mechanical problems and we borrowed a large enclosed cabin oversnow vehicle (Hagglund) capable of towing our 3 sledges. This made the travel warmer for the four of us but noisy as the passengers of a Hagglund sit with the running engine!! Both parties safely made if back to the coast and Davis station by mid February. Overall, I’ll personally chose the option of a light weight ski traverse for my next icecap expedition but this slow motorized traverse was something to try!! Film crews always do have a lot of gear!