Life in Greenland

After yesterday’s exertions climbing Mt Kuummiut, today was essentially a “rest day” where we transferred from Kuummiut to Tiniteqilaaq (Tinit).  There was a low blanket of heavy cloud obscuring the peaks as we traveled up the Ammassalik and Ikasartivaq Fjords, and although I would have loved to have seen the grandeur of the mountains, I also […]

Today was to be the most challenging day of hiking for the whole of the Icefjords and Remote Villages trip.  The 1050m ascent to the summit of Mt Kuummiut, which towers over the town.  Although it was a cloudy morning and the fog seemed to be coming and going over the top of the mountain, it

I knew the good weather couldn’t hold out forever, and Day 4 of the Icefjords and Remote Villages trip in East Greenland turned out to be a very overcast and wet affair.  Oh well.  The weatherman had warned us! The plan for today was to hike up the Torsukattak Fjord to Illitsiartik in the Tunu fjord.  This

More bright sunshine and another relaxed start to Day 3 of the Icefjords and Remote Villages tour in East Greenland.  Breakfast at 8am (thankfully, following my late night), have bags packed by 10am, and be waiting down at the harbour by 10:30am for our 10:45am boat transfer to Kuummiut, were our instructions.  Plenty of time

The great weather continued for Day 2 for the Icefjords and Remote Villages tour in East Greenland, and I was super-excited that I might finally make it to the former DYE-4 radar station!  Unfortunately my attempt to hike out there last year failed due to bad weather. While Bluie East Two (which I visited last year on Day 5

As with the Unplugged Wilderness Trek in 2017, I was already in East Greenland this year before starting the 10-day Icefjords and Remote Villages tour with Greenland Adventures. Therefore, at the appropriate time, I hiked out to Kulusuk international airport and met Andrea (our guide, originally from Switzerland but living in Iceland for many, many years) and