Cafe Latte in the Pacific North West

Sat in Seattle, the Ruth Gorge 2012 expedition has got off to a flying start with a smooth Atlantic crossing and views down over a frozen Greenland and the wilderness of the Hudson Bay.

The team are now drinking mug-fulls of real Starbucks attempting to beat the clock and stay awake for Pacific North West time and waiting for the connecting flight to Anchorage.

8 Osprey duffles carrying 200kg of kit have been checked-in; Jon is revisting his extensive kit lists and Adrian Samarra, the filmmaker for the expedition from Hot Aches Productions, is creating online repositories for the team to store and share an already fast growing number of files and photos. Matt is deep in his comfort zone back at the coffee counter ordering more latte for the four of us to share.

The next stage? The team are due in to Anchorage at 1am - some 18 hrs after leaving Heathrow....

- Johnny Baker

Matt crashing after 7 lattes!!