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Originally Posted by Bear Islander

Coincidentally a friend of mine, Hannah, has had an accident and requires rescue. She is 425 miles from the North Pole and ever further from human habitation. I received an email yesterday from her saying she fell in a hole due to shifting ice and has injured her back and leg.

I am sponsoring her in her attempt to be the first woman to solo from land to the Pole. Luckily she was able to extract herself and set up her tent. Temperatures there are around 50 below. She is in a fracture zone so the question is can a ski plane can land in her vicinity. It takes about 4 hours to travel one mile in a fracture zone, so landing close is essential.

It makes my own problems seem very small.

and the answer is?

24 hours / 4 hours per mile = 6 miles

Have they reached Hannah?