Many congtraulations to Fedor Konyukhov and Hans Aronsen who recently completed their dog sled expedition across the Greenland icecap from Isortoq to Ilulissat (see previous blog entry for more details. They finished in a highly impressive time of 16 days. They arrived in Ilulissat last week to a great reception and most of the town had turned out to celebrate. It sounded like a fantastic event.
Photos and updates from the expedition can be found on Fedor's website.
Due to some new logistical arrangements, we've just reduced the price for our trip to Scoresbysund, East Greenland, in August. This is a great opportunity to explore one of the world's great wildernesses from the comfort of a boat and wells-stocked hunting cabins. The trip circumnavigates the remote island of Milne Land, and offers some of the most beautiful and dramatic fjordland scenery one can imagine.
This is a good chance to have a great adventure with a little comfort. No experience necessary!
Click here for more details, pictures and prices!
For the last month I've been heavily involved with icecap logistics with our sister company Greenland Expedition Specialists. There's been a LOT going on, and we've provided logistical and guiding services for 6 expeditions attempting Greenland icecap crossing expeditions. It's been a busy time. For a full round of updates, have a look at the page on the GES website.
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Lots and lots going on at the moment. I'm just back from a fantastic dog sledding expedition in the Kulusuk area of East Greenland with some of our Inuit friends. Meanwhile, we've had mountaineering and Arctic training expeditions going on, and the first of several icecap teams working with us arrived on the ice yesterday. Keep an eye on their website for up dates from them. We have 5 more teams departing over the next few weeks, including a dog sled crossing from Isortoq to Ilulissat with renowned Russian adventurer
The call came in a few months ago that a Japanese television production company wanted to film iceberg climbing somewhere in Greenland. We should say at this point that climbing on giant chunks of floating ice is usually at best fatalistic and, at worst, fatal. However, in very particular conditions, and with a lot of fore-thought, it can be relatively safely done. At the beginning of February, with these factors in mind, a safety and climbing team from sister company Greenland Expedition Specialists set off by dog sle ...
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