Mike Horn sauvé : sa fille en larmes, l’explorateur bloqué sur la banquise

Depuis le samedi 7 décembre 2019, Mike et Horn et son compagnon de route sont tirés d’affaire après plus de deux mois de galère sur la banquise de l’océan Arctique. À l’annonce de son sauvetage, sa fille aînée Jessica Horn a littéralement fondu en larmes.

C’est une longue et périlleuse aventure qui s’est terminée le week-end dernier. Après plus de deux mois de calvaire à tenter de traverser l’océan Arctique, Mike et Horn et Børge Ousland sont enfin sains et saufs, à bord du Lance, le brise-glace venu à leur secours. Tout au long de sa dangereuse expédition, l’explorateur a entretenu le contact avec ses filles, Jessica et Annika. C’est donc avec beaucoup d’émotion que Jessica, la cadette, a accueilli la nouvelle du sauvetage de son père.

Sur Instagram, Mike Horn a d’ailleurs publié en vidéo, la réaction de sa fille. Alors qu’elle est train d’enfiler son manteau, un collègue lui demande si elle est soulagée. Jessica hoche alors la tête avant de fondre en larmes devant l’objectif. Le visage enfoui dans ses mains, elle n’attend plus qu’une chose : le retour de son père pour pouvoir le serrer dans ses bras.

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Expedition Update 43: As we impatiently wait for more news and photos from Mike and @BorgeOusland, we thought it would be nice to give you a little sneak peek of what happens behind the scenes. The past couple of weeks have been an emotional rollercoaster above all for Mike and Borge on the ice, but also for all the people supporting and following this epic expedition. So here's a little video of my sister @JessicaaHorn when she found out that the 4 explorers had finally met up in the dark after successfully crossing the lead that was separating them. It is difficult to put emotions into words in these types of situations, but for us and the rest of our amazing team, who work so closely to Mike to help him make his dreams come true, these are the moments we live for! The last news we received late yesterday night is that the two duo of explorers had managed to get closer and closer to each other until all of a sudden, they spotted each other's headlamp lights in the distance. From what we were told, the 4 men all started shouting cries of joy when they saw the lights! I try to picture what this reunion must have been like…Imagine seeing two strangers on the ice after spending almost 3 months alone with no other sign of life than that of your expedition partner. Knowing @MikeHornExplorer, he must have been euphoric. I can just imagine hearing his "woohoooo" resonating in the silent polar night coming from nothing else than a headlamp light. I wish we could have been there to witness what must have been a truly historical moment! That being said, the expedition is not over yet! The guys still have to make their safe way back onto Lance, about 15km away, which they hope to complete by tonight or tomorrow morning. But one thing is sure, the end is in arm's reach now. Soon Mike and Borge will be welcomed onboard Lance, which will then backtrack its way out of the ice and meet up with Pangaea, which will be waiting for them at the edge of the ice so they can hop back onboard and officially finish their expedition! We are now waiting for Paps to give us a call and update us on the current situation, so sit tight, more news to come. ?@annikahorn

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Mais pour cela, la jeune femme de 25 ans et sa soeur vont devoir patienter encore un peu… En effet, mardi 10 décembre 2019, Mike Horn a de nouveau publié des nouvelles sur son compte Instagram. Même si sa vie n’est plus en danger à l’heure actuelle, l’homme de 53 ans continue de rencontrer des difficultés pour regagner la terre ferme…

En légende d’une spectaculaire photo du brise-glace de nuit, il écrit : « On dirait bien que l’Arctique ne veut pas nous laisser partir ! Cela va faire deux jours que nous sommes à bord du Lance et que nous essayons de nous frayer un chemin retour jusqu’au Pangaea, mais nous sommes complètement coincés. (…) Nous ne sommes pas trop inquiets même si j’ai vraiment hâte de retrouver mon équipe à bord du Pangaea. Si d’ici vendredi nous n’avons pas bougé, une tempête est prévue et nous aidera sûrement à manoeuvrer pour sortir de la glace« , explique l’aventurier avant d’affirmer qu’il n’était pas encore « totalement revenu dans le vrai monde« .

De son côté, sa fille aînée, Annika Horn, a publié une photo sur Instagram le 26 novembre dernier, alors même que son père était en pleine tourmente au milieu du désert de glace. Sur l’instantané, on la voit serrer son père dans ses bras, au départ de son expédition. En légende, la jeune femme a écrit : « Bientôt, ce ne sera plus un ‘au revoir’ mais un ‘bienvenue à la maison’« .

Nous souhaitons à la petite famille de vite se retrouver !

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Expedition Update 46: Looks like the Arctic just doesn’t want to let us go! We’ve been on Lance for two days now trying to backtrack our way out of the ice to meet up with Pangaea, but we are completely stuck. Although inconvenient, this isn’t an unusual occurrence in the Arctic ocean. Since Lance has been waiting for us in the ice, almost immobile, for over a week now, the lead it had opened up behind them, closed in now making it more difficult for us to navigate back out. At this stage, we are not too worried about staying stuck, even though I am really looking forward to meeting up with my crew on Pangaea. As the ice moves quickly and constantly in the Arctic, I am confident that with this team of experts onboard, that we will get out of here in no time. If by Friday, we haven’t moved yet, a storm is predicted to come in, which I am sure will help us maneuver our way out of the ice. In the meantime @BorgeOusland and I are still resting and recuperating as haven’t quite fully transitioned back to “the real world” yet. In my many years of exploration, the end of adventures are always a bit strange and difficult to deal with. It takes time to switch from survival mode to a mode where one can be entirely relaxed again. That being said, for explorers like Borge and I, something we manage quite well is our ability to adapt. So in a matter of days, I am sure that we should be back on track and ready to look back at the incredible experience we just lived and share our story with the world. . ? @etienneclaret

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