After a long rest, we started today at 04:00 with the familiar morning routine: boiling water, preparing the famous – or infamous – breaky bomb, and drinking hot chocolate before packing camp.

Not everything went smoothly. Gerry and I had some trouble with the stove and just managed to boil enough water, but that will be fixed later. Out here, there is always something to adjust, repair, or improvise.

We began the day on crampons in cold, windy conditions, with brief flashes of sunlight cutting through from time to time. The terrain was rough and heavily glaciated, and before long we entered a crevasse field. Midway through the day, we finally took off the crampons and put on skis.

That, too, came with its own small drama: the adhesive on one of my ski skins had frozen and failed, so I installed a half-skin on my left ski. It gave me only about half the traction – not ideal, but manageable. Again – improvisation is key. My nose cover is a testament

Later in the day, the Starlink battery failed as well. Third-party aftermarket products… lesson learned. Fortunately, I had redundancy.

The important update is this: the CRAIG experiment is running, and we collected data throughout the day. I will take logistical problems over science problems any day.

Tomorrow we begin a three-day traverse through the crevasse field. After that, we should finally reach the plateau.

It is day three, and some people are tired. That is expected. Things should get better once we are higher, flatter, and fully into the rhythm of the ice.