Skiing
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Greenland Crossing Day 20 – Margins
September 3 – 26 km, camped at 7,438 feet After yesterday’s ice, everything slowed. The surface had softened overnight, turning from bulletproof to soggy. Skis sank again. The easy glide was gone. Progress took effort. It rained briefly in the… Continue reading
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Greenland Crossing Day 19 – Wet
September 2 It rained all night. By morning, we were sealed in. A half-inch of ice had encased the shelter, locking the fabric stiff and brittle, zippers and guy lines frozen solid, stakes buried under a glazed crust. It felt… Continue reading
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Greenland Crossing Day 18 – Sunshine on the Plateau
September 1 – 24 km Happy September 1st. The sun has been a rare commodity lately, and when it finally appeared this morning it lifted the entire icecap with it. The day still began bitter cold, as the summit area… Continue reading
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Greenland Crossing Day 17 – The Highest Point
August 31 – 16.6 km, crossed summit at 8,159 feet Morning came slowly after the late night before. My hands were still stiff and unreliable when we finally started moving again. The sky was muted. The light flat. Whatever energy… Continue reading
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Greenland Crossing Day 13 – Into the Light
August 27. 18.7 km, nearly 500 feet of climbing. The day began in white. Not dramatic whiteout, not storm-driven, just the familiar absence of contrast that has come to define travel out here. Elaine and I took the first lead… 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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Endless Summer on Skis
This year has been a little bit of a wash in terms of outdoor adventures. In March my wife tore her knee, and the ensuing instability, surgery (which made it stable again) and rehab made a planned multi-month trip in… Continue reading
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