As the mountaineers were quiet unlucky with the weather for the trip so far, we were invited to join for cross-country skiing.

I never had been on skis before – so here I was – on Livingston Island (at 62° 36′ S, 60° 30′ W) putting on skis the first time ever.

During the trip the conditions changed and we ended up in the middle of a snowstorm, with the visibility dropping to around three to five meters – a near-white-out.