[ News & Updates ] Enroute to Expedition Start San Francisco - New York - Moscow - Cape Artichevsky, Russia On Tuesday, Feb. 17th, Wave leaves from San Francisco International Airport on his way to begin his expedition to the North Pole. After checking in his 6 boxes of gear, sledges, and skis, he'll board a Delta flight heading towards JFK in New York City. After a brief stopover and plane change, he'll be flying across the Atlantic and land the next day in Moscow.   Wave's accommodation for the next 60 days While in Moscow, Wave will gather last minute supplies and then board several more airplanes heading towards Khatanga, Russia. After another day or two Wave will then board a large Russian MI-8 helicopter (see a picture) and fly out to his final destination, the most northern point of land in Russia; Cape Artichevsky, Sredny Zevernaya, Russia. He expects to be placed on the ice around Feb. 25th and will start his expedition immediately. The Expedition Wave will land at the starting location with about 340 lbs of food, fuel, clothing, and gear, enough to sustain himself for nearly two months while trekking over 660 miles in -50F weather towards the geographic North Pole.

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