Ultimate Arctic Crossing - part 3

Thanks to the resumption of the Iridium communication system, the satellite telephone has become, like traction sails, the ideal tool of any major polar adventure. More or less every evening, Hubert rang HQ to communicate the information that was to appear on the website the following day. Dixie could also make use of Iridium and thus almost be present live while his wife was giving birth.

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