As you can imagine, thousands of hours of preparation have gone into getting ready for this event. Google mapping all 9000 kilometres of the route. The countless hours Arvid has spent training his body. The packing. The driving. And now the start is only hours away.
On this ride, crewing might look a little different than some of his other endeavours. This year there are two vans, one constantly following Arvid (the Follow Crew) and another “leap frogging” ahead to book accommodations, replenish supplies and catch some rest (you’ll see posts from this van labelled ‘Leap Frog’). The crew from these vans will be on 12 hour shifts, swapping vehicles at that point. However, the first few hundred kilometres will require some flexibility because there is no cell coverage for the vans to communicate and no places to stay for the first 400 km. Oh and we’ll be traveling down the Dalton Highway (a road they recommend you travel with two spare tires… in a four-wheeled vehicle).
Arvid and the crew dippping their toes in the Arctic Ocean.
The ride starts 12 noon central time (9am in Alaska), Tuesday, July 7.
