Unlike the previous games, the weather was warm and windless.
The paddles proved useful for manoeuvering at speeds of up to 3 knots in windless conditions.
Due to the dry, windless, and stable climate of the plateau and its isolation, for the most part, the lines have been preserved.
The mistral blows strongly 100 days a year on average and more weakly for 83 days, which leaves only 182 windless days per year.
Wind power has poor capacity contribution, so during windless periods, some form of back up must be provided.
Its limbs are said to wiggle permanently, as if there was a straight gust of wind, even if it was a windless day.
The oil fell evenly in clouds all around the derrick and draw-works due to the windless autumn days.
The team enjoyed a blissful thirty minutes of windless conditions on top before beginning their descent.
