1977,20 made history for British women. They divided into five teams, each with four people, and reached the North Pole on foot. Except for an experienced tour guide, all the other women are ordinary people and have never had a similar experience. They tried their best to survive in such an environment, and at the same time failed several other very experienced men.
Once on the ice, every woman has to drag a sleigh over 50 kilograms to slide. The arctic ice is pushed into piles two or three meters high, and the sledge must be pulled up from one side and carefully lowered from the other, all of which are on the rough surface, so that they will not be damaged. The temperature is always below freezing point, and sometimes strong winds make it almost impossible to walk with such a heavy thing. It is also difficult for them to put up tents when they stop every night.
Every woman has to drag a sled weighing more than 50 kilograms on the ice. The ice surface in the Arctic is squeezed into a huge ice pile as high as 2 or 3 meters, so the sled has to be pulled up from the rugged side and carefully put down from the other side to avoid damage. The temperature is always below freezing point, and the strong wind from time to time makes it almost impossible to walk with so many heavy objects. At the same time, it is very difficult to set up tents when camping stops every night.
In this case, if they walk 14 or 15 kilometers a day, they will make great progress. However, part of the journey is to cross the frozen ocean, there is flowing water under the ice, and in some places, the team will drift back more than 5 kilometers at night. This means that after walking 10 hours in these very bad conditions in one day, they have to walk the same ground again for part of the next day.
Under such conditions, these women have also made good progress, advancing 14 or 15 kilometers every day. However, part of the trip must cross the frozen ocean, and under the ice is flowing seawater. In some places, at night, the team will drift back more than 5 kilometers with the ice floes. This means that after walking in such bad conditions for one day 10 hour, they have to walk the same road again the next day.
So, how did they succeed? They realized that they were part of the team. If any one of them doesn't pull her sleigh or finish her work, she will endanger the success of the whole expedition. Any form of selfishness may lead to other people's efforts being completely wasted, so personal feelings must be put aside. At the end of the journey, these women agreed that it was spiritual efforts, not physical health, that made them reach the North Pole.
So, how did they succeed? They know that they are part of the team. If any of them doesn't pull the sled or finish the task, she will endanger the success of the whole expedition. Any selfish behavior will lead to her efforts in vain, so personal emotions must be put aside. At the end of the journey, the women agreed that it was spiritual strength, not physical strength, that brought them to the North Pole.
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