An Edmonton man is becoming a member of a bunch of automotive fanatics cruising in direction of a historic mission around the globe. They’ll be testing their car’s survival whereas testing their limits.
They’ve equipped for a street journey like no different and it’s all for his or her love of science and bragging rights.
Andrew Comrie-Picard grew up in Edmonton and is a part of the 17-month Transglobal Automotive Expedition. He isn’t simply in it for the thrills.
“It’s by no means been finished earlier than. It’s the toughest factor you are able to do with a car. Do we all know every little thing that’s going to occur? No, we don’t. However that’s the sense of journey and exploration and problem,” mentioned Comrie-Picard.
The crew is at present en path to the North Pole and got here by means of Edmonton on the twenty fifth. Comrie-Picard says the town is the gateway to the north. On January ninth they began in New York and after their pit cease in Edmonton, they’ll make their means by means of Yellowknife and in direction of the North Pole.
Then they are going to journey by means of Europe, Asia and Africa. They’ll ultimately head all the way down to the South Pole, earlier than driving by means of South America and at last arriving again in New York.
The Transglobal Automotive Expedition’s journey route.
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The crew is barely off the street just a few instances, when a ship will carry them between the oceans.
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“It’s a floor expedition. We by no means go away the floor. The folks within the automobiles by no means go away the floor. Which suggests we have now to take six boat crossings,” Comrie-Picard provides that they’ve assembled just a few specialty automobiles to navigate.
“They’re capable of float on high of the snow and float within the water, crucially, as a result of there’s open water within the north pole which makes it very exhausting for us through which you want amphibious automobiles.”
The crew will take a look at themselves by means of the frigid chilly and tight areas, whereas additionally being environment friendly by sleeping and consuming of their camper once they’re up north.
“We’ll be capable of be collectively right here possibly eight or 9 folks for eating on this house. Sleeping is right here. It has a heated ground additionally right here,” mentioned crew member Emil Grimsson.
However this journey isn’t only for enjoyable, the crew shall be conducting experiments alongside the best way, which embrace measuring the circulation of cosmic radiation in addition to mild air pollution in numerous areas.
“We’re gathering a bunch of information for 4 totally different experiments as we go across the earth,” Comrie-Picard mentioned. “It helps people who find themselves analyzing migration patterns in animals. The hunters and fishers within the Arctic, who’re crucially within the ice protection, and the ice thickness for security that helps them out additionally.”
It’s a mission this group has been dreaming of for years and now they lastly get to do it.
“The children graduated highschool fairly not too long ago. They’re all in numerous universities. It provides me the time to journey and I’m tremendous excited,” mentioned crew member Maria Metreveli.
The crew hopes their automobiles are constructed to deal with the acute circumstances forward of them as they are going to be gathering information and disseminating it to analysis teams for evaluate in nations the world over.
“These are mobility options for the north. As a Canadian, I obtained caught in fields all by means of my youth. If we’d had this, we wouldn’t have gotten caught a lot,” mentioned Comrie-Picard.
The wheeled journey will wrap up in the summertime of 2025.
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