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Greenland Crossing Day 10 – Into the Long Interior
August 24. 10 km, 20 feet of climbing. Camped at 6,514 feet. We spent the morning still. The wind had blown steadily through the night, straight out of the north, not especially cold by the numbers but sharp enough to… Continue reading
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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 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 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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Greenland Crossing Preparation – Before the Ice Comes the Hostel
August 14, 2022 — Tasillaq, East Greenland We came back to Greenland to try again. The first time, in 2018, the ice pushed us back with storms strong enough to tear a tent built for Antarctica. We were evacuated by… Continue reading
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2021 Expedition Amundsen: The North American Plan
Synopsis: We’re looking to take two, three-person teams of North Americans to Norway to compete in the 2021 Expedition Amundsen 100 km adventure ski race in late-February. This is considered one of the hardest ski races in the world, testing… Continue reading
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