" DIVING TESTS REPORT - CANADA - JULY 2001 "

Our 5-week trip started at Resolute, Cornwallis Island, Nunavut, Canada. Resolute is the basis of those who want to reach the North Pole. On July,7th 2001, there was not any snow any longer. However the ice floe in the bay had not started to melt. We were taking off on board of a « twin otter » to Somerset Island. The ice floe still was compact, and only a couple of narrow cracks were streaking the ice. The ice floe melting had been late of one month this year. The landscape was desolate, and it was cold and foggy. Nevertheless, a couple of flowers were growing here and there. We all know that the weather changes quite rapidly, and the cold, foggy and humid atmosphere vanishes rapidly too. The ice floe thus shined, and the rocks and mountains stand out. The ice floe was going to fall apart within 15 days, and thousands of belugaes were going to be in the bay where the water depth was low and the temperature was fairly mild (6°C).

At the beginning of our trip, it was about 2°C to 3°C, and we have not stopped wearing the ColdwinnerÔ underwear days and nights. These underwear are warm and really comfortable, while resting or acting. We have been wearing them 24/24 hours during 5 entire weeks. We washed them only once. We have noticed that these underwear were smelling sweating less than others. When we were trekking with a big rucksack, the underwear bottom was a bit too warm.