Skiing
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Greenland Crossing Day 9 – Warmth Before the Wind
August 23. 21.25 km, 562 feet of climbing. Camped at 6,494 feet, 134 kilometers from the shore of the Irminger Sea We woke to a warm, windless morning on the icecap, the kind that feels indulgent this far out. The… Continue reading
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Greenland Crossing Day 8 – Holding the Line
August 22. 17.6 km, 502 feet of climbing. Camped at 5,935 feet.113 kilometers from the shore of the Irminger Sea. We woke to the aftermath of wind. Drifts had piled against the tent overnight, sculpted and dense, a familiar sight… Continue reading
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Greenland Essay: The Back of the Line
Long-distance arctic travel in a group reduces the world to a line. You move forward at a prescribed pace, in a prescribed order, toward a horizon that rarely changes. The terrain may vary, the weather may shift, but the structure… Continue reading
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Greenland Crossing Day 7 – Finding a Rhythm
August 21. 20.7 km | 400 feet of climbing. Camped at 5,532 feet. We woke to a clear sky and light north breeze, a welcome change after the muted light of the previous day. The icecap felt calm and open… Continue reading
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Greenland Crossing Day 6 – White and Quiet
August 20. 22.5 km | 514 feet of climbing. The day began under a flat sky and stayed that way. Consistent snow, muted light, and a semi white-out that came and went, growing more pronounced as the hours passed. Not… Continue reading
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Greenland Crossing Day 5 – Onto the Icecap Proper
August 19. 18.5 km, 1,333 feet of climbing. We woke to one of those days that feels like a gift. Blue sky, light clouds stretched thin and high, and temperatures warm enough to make you question your layers. Ahead of… Continue reading
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Greenland Crossing Day 4 – Finding Snow
August 18. The night was windy and restless, and by morning the ice felt unsettled. Not dangerous exactly, just busy. Crevasses right out of camp forced immediate decisions, and the surface was carved into shallow runnels that didn’t really go… Continue reading
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Greenland Crossing Day 3 – The First Crevasse Day
August 17. Rain had fallen during the night, and by morning the glacier was glazed in a thin, brittle shine that made every step feel tentative. We were moving across a surface of ripples and hollows, a landscape that looked… Continue reading
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Greenland Crossing Day 1 – Onto the Ice
August 15. We left the Red House at 9 a.m. under clear skies and a light that felt almost too warm for East Greenland. The harbor was quiet except for the clatter of bags being handed from dock to boat.… Continue reading
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