A full coast-to-coast crossing of the Greenland Icecap by Nansen's Route. Fridtjof Nansen effectively pioneered modern polar exploration when he and a small team made the audacious first crossing of Greenland's Inland Ice in 1888. Due to very difficult logistics, only a handful of teams have since repeated the route. GES has now got a boat capable of making the journey down the East Greenland Ice current, so is putting together a team that will follow the original route. Starting from an extremely remote area on the East Coast, the crevassed coastal regions, the long expanse of the lnland plateau and the final leg overland to a fjordhead on the West Coast offers a truly adventurous and notable repeat of one of the most famous ice journeys in the World. If you feel that you have the right ingredients to complete this expedition, please read on...
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Complete East-West, coast-coast unsupported repeat of Nansen's Route. |
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Distance:
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472km (437km on snow/ice, 35km on land)
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Ascent:
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2500m
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Timeframe:
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c. 35 days skiing/walking
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Terrain:
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Huge icecap rising to around 2500m. The Interior is generally quite smooth-surfaced and snow-covered, whilst the flanks are steeper and generally bare, rough ice.
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Team Members:
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Previous skiing/sled hauling experience not required. High levels of endurance, self-motivation and the ability to work as part of a team are essential.
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For full details of the East-West Nansen Route Expedition, click here.