Day 1

The morning began with an early alarm, 5.30am and we were all up, completing our final preparations before Chris from the Kangerlusuaq International Science Support centre was to pick us up and take us to point 660 in his truck. Point 660 is a good access point to the ice cap. The day had finally come - Today was going to mark day 1 of the SILA expedition, and there was a fair amount of apprehension in the team. The first few days, for sure, were going to be the most physically demanding and we all knew it.