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This hash was quite easy to reach, I only had traverse 600 m on skis. There were two minor obstacles. First, there was a steep slope. Getting down wasn't a problem, but to get back up I had to take my skis off and ''crawl''.
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This hash was quite easy to reach, I only had to traverse 600 m on skis. There were two minor obstacles. First, there was a steep slope. Getting down wasn't a problem, but to get back up I had to take my skis off and ''crawl''.
  
Then, there was a stream. It seemed frozen, but as usual I decided not to risk anything. And as usual, I later discovered that some parts of it were indeed open, so the ice couldn't have been very thick. These streams aren't deep, so there isn't really any risk of drowning - the danger is getting wet and cold, especially at these low temperatures. Getting my skis wet and covered with ice (heavy!) is also a bad idea. And it might not even be possible to recover them from the water.
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Then, there was a stream. It seemed frozen, but as usual I decided not to risk anything. And as usual, I later discovered that some parts of it were indeed open, so the ice couldn't have been very thick. These streams aren't deep so there isn't really any risk of drowning - the danger is getting wet and cold, especially at these low temperatures. Getting my skis wet and covered with ice is also a bad idea (heavy!). And it might not even be possible to recover them from the water.
  
 
Anyway, I had plenty of time, so I thought I'd go upstream (which actually turned out to be downstream!) and look for a safe way to cross... and found a bridge!
 
Anyway, I had plenty of time, so I thought I'd go upstream (which actually turned out to be downstream!) and look for a safe way to cross... and found a bridge!
  
I was hoping to break the cold record and brought a thermometer, but it didn't go below -18.1 C (-18.9 C was the current record).
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I was hoping to break the cold record and brought a thermometer, but it didn't go below -18.1 C (-19.6 C was the current record).
  
 
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Back at the car I changed into dry clothes and had some hot cocoa and fruit soup (in separate cups, obviously).
{{land geohash | latitude = 67 | longitude = 20 | date = 2009-02-08 | name = [[User:the_ru | the ru]] | image = 2009-02-08_67_20_gps.jpg}}
 
  
  
 
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Image:2009-02-08_67_20_gps.jpg | At the hash
 
Image:2009-02-08_67_20_back.jpg | Back at the car - does this qualify as proof for a [[Frozen Geohash]]? ;-)
 
 
Image:2009-02-08_67_20_bridge.jpg | The bridge
 
Image:2009-02-08_67_20_bridge.jpg | The bridge
 
Image:2009-02-08_67_20_water.jpg | Open water
 
Image:2009-02-08_67_20_water.jpg | Open water
 
Image:2009-02-08_67_20_tracks.jpg | The customary animal tracks
 
Image:2009-02-08_67_20_tracks.jpg | The customary animal tracks
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Image:2009-02-08_67_20_gps.jpg | At the hash
 
Image:2009-02-08_67_20_sun.jpg | All of this is possible thanks to a sphere of burning gas lightminutes away
 
Image:2009-02-08_67_20_sun.jpg | All of this is possible thanks to a sphere of burning gas lightminutes away
 
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[[Category:Expeditions]]
 
[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
 
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The hash was on a frozen bog (surprise?) near the Nikkaluokta road south of Kiruna, Sweden.

the ru

This hash was quite easy to reach, I only had to traverse 600 m on skis. There were two minor obstacles. First, there was a steep slope. Getting down wasn't a problem, but to get back up I had to take my skis off and crawl.

Then, there was a stream. It seemed frozen, but as usual I decided not to risk anything. And as usual, I later discovered that some parts of it were indeed open, so the ice couldn't have been very thick. These streams aren't deep so there isn't really any risk of drowning - the danger is getting wet and cold, especially at these low temperatures. Getting my skis wet and covered with ice is also a bad idea (heavy!). And it might not even be possible to recover them from the water.

Anyway, I had plenty of time, so I thought I'd go upstream (which actually turned out to be downstream!) and look for a safe way to cross... and found a bridge!

I was hoping to break the cold record and brought a thermometer, but it didn't go below -18.1 C (-19.6 C was the current record).

Back at the car I changed into dry clothes and had some hot cocoa and fruit soup (in separate cups, obviously).