The group did not make it to ETL last night, as they had intended, because the transfer box in Tony‘s car broke. They have still 71 kilometres to go before they get to ETL. They have already built a new box, which is made from parts from three transfer boxes. The altitude and the extreme cold did not help with the repair, which actually would be quite difficult for most people under the best circumstances! They took all the time they need to make the repair and tried to find out why the transfer box keeps failing. They have not been able to pin down any explanation but this time they put in a piece that Emil brought with him, that will lock the gear. Hopefully this will help!
The group hopes to get further than ETL tonight. The goal is to get down from this high altitude and to lower temperature, today it was 32 degrees below. Everything will be much easier when they get down and if everything goes as we hope and nothing will fail, they should be able to get all the way to the mountains. There the nature is much more beautiful and if everything goes as planned they should be able to drive to Novo from there in 4 hours.
The group can of course feel the altitude and the cold, but nobody has been ill. Everybody has been able to rest and they are all well fed. Therefore there should be no obstacle in continuing this journey.
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