Yesterday I was given The Explorers Club flag we’ll be carrying during our sea ice data collection program this summer. To be awarded a flag for your expedition means your efforts have been recognized by The Explorers Club as furthering the cause of exploration and field science.
Flag #69 took its first expedition during the total solar eclipse of 1937 in the Andes. Since then, it has been to the Himalayas to explore the Raikot Glacier, to Antarctica for a whale song study, to South Georgia and even to the shipwreck of the Titanic. And now, Alex and I will take it to the Geographic North Pole.
It’s an incredible honor and yes, I will be treating our flag like a baby! A very, very old and fragile baby.
Lauren picked up our Explorers Club flag yesterday at the New York clubhouse. Our trip starts very soon!
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