Author: Arctic Hiking

Each day we receive a message from the group via inReach technology and we also provide them with the latest weather forecast and maybe short news from home. On May 9 they noted that the uphill battle is over and it’s downhill from now on. They covered 22.7 km in seven active hours and skied in four 1-hour 45 min

July 8 brought 21.4 km with good skiing conditions and the warmest weather in many days. -15°C in the morning and -9°C in the evening. They met the other Icelandic group crossing the icecap from west to east at around 10 am. There was a celebratory mood with laughter and fun. Icelandic and Greenlandic flags were waved and our group

It was a cold morning on May 6 with temperatures close to -30°C. The weather was calm and the temperature went up to “comfortable” -14°C during the day. Skiing conditions were still unfavorable and Einar got tired of keeping the skins still under his skis. He decided to cut them on the long side which made skiing much better. They

Yesterday morning (May 5) our friends crossing the Greenland glacier had strong winds and serious snowdrift. Therefore they decided it would be better to rest rather than spend energy fighting the storm. They estimate that they have 3 more days to go before they get to the top of the glacier at 2,400 meters. When the top of the ice

Yesterday (May4) was the coldest day so far, -23°C in the morning with temperatures reaching -17°C in the afternoon. Beautiful weather with NNW wind and heavy skiing conditions. The so-called sand-paper snow that many polar explorers know was problematic because snow becomes stiff and skis stop gliding in temperatures below -20°C. It was hard work to ski over 16 km

The expedition participants woke up yesterday, May 3, with NW gale winds and -20°C. The skies were bright and beautiful weather. They put on their warmest clothes but soon had to take them off when the wind went down. The glacier’s surface was rough to begin with but got smoother later in the day, They skied 16 km in in

It was cold yesterday morning, -17°C and windy. At first the visibility was limited but after a while it cleard up. The glaciers surface is now rough with large sastrugies and heavy skiing conditions. In the afternoon they covered more ground and the day ended in 16 km in four active rounds of skiing. Relatively good achievemnet cosidering the cicumstances.

Saturday, April 30th was spent playing cards and getting extra sleep. The weather was as the forecast predicted, 15 m/s on average (measured with Lilja´s wind measurement tool), the temperature -18°C, and wild snowdrift. It was therefore extremely cozy to stay in the sleeping bag and listen to the wind howl outside. Yesterday morning (May 1st) the wind had turned

On Wednesday, April 27, they had snowfall and relatively poor visibility. During one of the pauses, a Rock Ptarmigan came walking in their path. It is likely that at least one of the participants got a watery mouth. They went 17.4 km in 6 active hours. People were warm and lightly clothed since the weather was very calm, with no

The expedition is still experiencing good weather conditions. Yesterday (27/04) they skied 18 km in 6 active hours in slow NW wind. The temperatures were between -11°C and -6°C. The slow wind speed and “warm temperatures” made them feel very hot. A lonely fulmar appeared from the sky watched them a then decided it was better to head back towards