jefffski Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Michael Burmeister, Erica Madison and Ryan Bougie are on a journey on skis and pack rafts from Vancouver, BC to Skagway, Alaska, starting in February 2013. They are looking for open source scientific projects including animal observation, snow and avalanche observations, geo tagging or anything else you might suggest for them. They are equipped with iphones and a 2 way satellite messenger.They plan to complete the journey sometime in July. You can read their blog posts here: Traverse the Coast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefffski Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 They're on the way to Whistler. Check out their progress on their Inreach map at Traverse the Coast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefffski Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 Traverse the coast has just posted a story from Ryan's GF about their trip planning process. I didn't know this, but she'll be joining them for about six weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefffski Posted February 22, 2013 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 They are above the Stave Glacier waiting for the weather to clear. The blog has a photo of the map or you can see it here: https://share.delorme.com/194440ba2c0e43b7bdcd80bd4726dfdf# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefffski Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 The team is suffering the vagaries of weather. Read more at the blog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefffski Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 They're moving again. The blog has details and maps showing their location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefffski Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 More good news--they are getting closer to Cheakamus. Read more and see Google Earth images of their progress to date and plans for tomorrow at their blog at http://traversethecoast.wordpress.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 If the weather stays good travel from Gatekeeper pass to Sir Richard them up to the Spearhead-Overloard Mtn isn't too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefffski Posted March 5, 2013 Author Share Posted March 5, 2013 Whistler, here they come. See their progress streaming at http://share.delorme.com/194440ba2c0e43b7bdcd80bd4726dfdf# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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