Advanced Tracking x Arctic Mission
Following his many expeditions, Loury Lag is embarking on a new adventure: Arctic Mission. A true feat of self-transcendence for this 3500 km solo kite-ski traverse of the Northwest Passage from the West.
This expedition, lasting a maximum of 120 days, in temperatures down to -70°, is a new challenge for Loury Lag that Advanced Tracking is proud to be a part of.
To ensure Loury Lag's communication and safety, Advanced Tracking is supporting him by providing appropriate tools and communication time.
He will be equipped with an Iridium Go and an Iridium 9555 satellite phone, compatible with the extreme conditions Loury will be operating in.
The compact and robust Iridium GO will allow him to communicate via the Iridium satellite network to send and receive emails, send SMS messages, obtain weather files and his GPS position, and activate rescue services.
Since smartphones are not designed for such conditions, Loury will also be equipped with the highly resistant and compact Iridium 9555 satellite phone, to access all the features of a classic phone via the satellite network.
With these two pieces of equipment, he is assured of being able to communicate no matter what, knowing that the battery life of these devices is 16 hours standby and 7 hours talk time for the Iridium GO, and 30 hours standby and 4 hours talk time for the phone. Communications will therefore be limited but possible whenever he needs them. Loury can count on the support of Advanced Tracking and Iridium products to communicate by satellite with his teams, and on our new emergency service Focus Point in case of emergency!
We wish him success in breaking this double world record in kite-skiing and look forward to discovering the images and testimonials from his expedition to the North Pole.
SITUATION AS OF MARCH 30
Loury is still having great difficulty moving forward. 100 km after his last resupply in Tuktoyaktuk, his 12m2 sail, which allows him to progress in light winds, was torn in a field of pack ice. Loury had 2 sails when he started, but the 4m2 only allows him to progress in strong winds. We cannot have a new sail sent to him for at least 10 days. Obviously, he cannot wait that long on the ice floe; he doesn't have enough provisions. He must therefore progress on touring skis to reach the next resupply point. It is impossible to maintain the course we had set; Loury must cut across land. He therefore has to pull his pulka, weighing over 100 kilos, through 40cm of fresh snow. According to him, this is "clearly the most physically demanding moment since the start of the expedition."
His average speed is very slow, sometimes 1km/h. To cover 15 km in a day, he has to endure 15 hours of effort. He is forced to ration himself to have enough food until the next village, which he should reach tomorrow if he only stops for a few hours of sleep tonight.
