Author: Arctic Hiking

For safety and a comfortable trip it is important to bring clothing made for outdoor activities, as it enhances the experience and comfort. Good quality raingear is mandatory, jacket and pants (windproof, waterproof and breathable), and thermal underwear made of wool or synthetic materials. Cotton clothing is not suitable for this type of outdoor activity, nor are jeans and T-shirts.  Wear

In Kulusuk, where the tour starts, two nights are spent in our own private house. Our house in is a typical Greenlandic house originally built for one family. The downstairs is made up of an entrance, dry toilet (bucket toilet), kitchen, and living/dining room. The upstairs is a dormitory with mattresses on the floor. It does not have running water,

Our treks (The Karale trek and the Icefjord trek) spend two nights in a dormitory in our own private house in Kulusuk and the rest of the nights in tents except for one in a hut on the Trek from Karale to Tasilaq fjord.The general rule is that two people share a three people’s tent, just so that there is

As we operate in two different regions, there are two slightly different answers: East Greenland, the Ammassalik region The climate here is an arctic Polar climate. The weather is calm, dry, sunny, and cool in temperatures for most of the year. In July, you can expect the temperature to be between 7°C to 13°C (45°F to 55°F) during the day

Our heros Einar Tofi Finnsson, Ágúst Jóel Magnússon,, Elísabet Sólbergsdóttir, Jón Viðar Baldursson, Lilja Stefánsdóttir and Ólafur Darri Andrason have completed their expedition over the Greenland lacier. The last 19 km took their time because the glacier is extremely rugged in this area and feels like a maze. It was really hard work to get through this said Einar, the

May 19th was a milestone in the expedition. For the first time since April 25, a mountain view appeared. At first, they were just a dot on the horizon but at the end of the day, they were unbelievably close. A campsite at 1,300 meters was chosen with a mountain view after 35 km of skiing and the mood was

The descent down the glacier is working with the expedition because they covered 38 km yesterday and set up their camp at 1,450 meters. The glacier’s surface is now in waves where they glide down but have to struggle to get up the next one. But fortunately, there is a net gain in the descent. The weather has been good

The expedition is now picking up speed with steeper descent down the west side of the ice cap. Yesterday they covered 36 km in good weather conditions. It was the first day at camp where there was no wind and they walked around in their shirts since it was “too hot”. They were at 1,600 meters and planned to do

May 16 offered nice weather and the expedition covered 32 km in seven hours. They encountered more icecap “traffic” because they met two other groups and saw three others without meeting them. This day was also a turning point because now their heading is now more towards NW but also because the DYE2 station was on their way. The station

It can be a lot of work to wake up and dig out your tent is covered with snow during the night. This was the case on May 11. They woke up early and managed to ski almost 30 km in four 2 hour rounds. At the camp, they made a shelter because one more storm day was expected. People