Kulusuk 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
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Accommodation on the Karale and Icefjord treks
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
What to Expect from the Weather in East & South Greenland
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
Successful completion of the Greenland Crossing Expedition
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
The last stretch
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
Three days to go
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
Faster days
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
A turning point in the expedition
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
More coverage with better weather conditions and some decent
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
Rest day and another birthday celebration
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
