30.03.2010

No news from Lapland

We have received no bulletin today from the Bronto challenge team trekking across Lapland. Until today the team had managed to make contact and transmit a message and most often a photograph.

The last message we had though came in at 19:04 on Monday night as the weather turned nasty, with over 300mm of snow and temperatures falling to minus 10 degrees Celsius.

The bulletin followed one earlier in the day when the team had to halt its ascent of Sokosti. The last message came with a photo of Jan Denks and Merja Viilola with the words “Jan and Merja on the ice nr Sokosti on a reconnaissance mission to check worsening conditions - Minus 10”
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Merja Viilola and Jan Denks of Bronto Finland on the ice

Hopefully the team simply has been unable to make a connection or perhaps their battery has died? With any luck we will receive a message tomorrow.

The six man team, includes Ian James and David Walley from Bronto UK, Christoph Pichler and Alexandra Dieterich from Bronto's Italian distributor-Gbr-Pichler and Merja Viilola and Jan Denks of Bronto Finland.

The challenge is to endure an eight day 100km self-supported snow shoe trek 300km north of the polar circle ascending Sokosti, at 718 metres, the highest peak in the UKK National park.

The aim of the challenge is to raise funds and increase awareness of the Alzheimer's Society and its work. In order to learn more about the charity and put up some sponsorship money check out the website: Click here to go direct to the Bronto challenge donation area

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