Winter Expedition to Summit Ontario- 2013

Beautiful, wonderful, sunny January night. On to the Montreal River we go. It's great to be on the Montreal River. Sitting in a tent, nice and warm. Probably about 20 degrees, 18 degrees Celsius. We're cooking bacon outside. The winds have picked up and it's howling. We're expecting the temperatures to fall quite drastically over the next two days. And the wind is blowing the snow around. This probably makes for easier travel on the lakes. It's going to be a real test of a true Canadian winter. It's been three hard days of work to get ourselves into this good forward position to make our attempt at the summit. We have a new temperature record. Got as low as minus 45. So the thermometer reading minus 35 and my beard frost are both indications of a cold morning. Here at Lure of the North we've developed a much more fun way to determine if it's been a cold night or not. Just had a nice shave out on the lake. It's minus 35 outside. Hopefully civil. Dave, did you forget your razor? I did, I was just thinking that would be funny to shave. Also on this trip. It is day 7 and it's 6 o'clock and we're ready to go for the Montreal River. And the vehicle in which we will be driving back to Sudbury It was a very special experience to have. It's amazing to be out in such cold temperatures as we've had and just actually be well. You create this little oasis, this little movable piece that brings safety and comfort to where we are. Just to experience that and to be totally fine. It's very, very cool. After all, I'm glad I've done it.