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18 North Greenland { 90 images } Created 30 Dec 2018

I had spent over two month in Greenland, packrafting in the North and in the South. The trip was organized by Gabriel and most of the time we travelled together, with very cool people joining us along the way. From ilillissat we flew to Qaarsut, where the boat picked us up and dropped us off on one of the peninsulas in the end of Uummannaq fjord, 600 km north of the Arctic Circle. It took us 15 days to get to Ikerasak, waiting the weather out to cross fjords and hiking to some stunning viewpoints along the way. The main highlight of this area are massive glaciers going down to the fjords and the peninsulas connected to the Ice Cap. To me they felt like islands with water been all around them, in form of sea on one side, and in form of ice on the other. It is amazing to be able to walk “into the Ice Cap” when ice is all around you, glaciers underneath and you are still standing on the solid ground. The second highlight would be the midnight sun, something I have never experience before and enjoyed a lot.%0A%0AYou don’t need a torch and have don’t have to do certain things in the specific time of the day. Also, the sunset-sunrise light last for hours, so there is way more time to prepare, enjoy and take a photographs.
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  • Sunset at Disco Bay, Greenland
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  • Ilulissat, Greenland
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  • Passing customs upon arrival to to North Greenland
    Arriving to Qaersut.jpg
  • Icebergs in Uummannaq Fjord
    Uummannaq Fjord.jpg
  • Glacier river flowing into the Uummannaq Fjord
    Glacier river.jpg
  • Dry fish at Qaersut, Greenland
    Qaersut-2.jpg
  • Perlerfiup Kangerlua.jpg
  • in the end of Uummannaq Fjord
    Uummannaq Fjord-Edit.jpg
  • Packrafting in Uummannaq Fjord
    Uummannaq Fjord-2.jpg
  • Perlerfiup Kangerlua, North Greenland
    Perlerfiup Kangerlua-3.jpg
  • Perlerfiup Kangerlua, North Greenland
    Perlerfiup Kangerlua-4.jpg
  • Perlerfiup Kangerlua, North Greenland
    Perlerfiup Kangerlua-5.jpg
  • Crossing Peninsulas of Uummannaq Fjord
    Uummannaq Fjord-2-2.jpg
  • Raw and primitive landscapes of Northern Greenland
    Glacier Force.jpg
  • Raw and primitive landscapes of Northern Greenland
    Glacier Force-2.jpg
  • Crossing Peninsulas of Uummannaq Fjord
    Uummannaq Fjord-4.jpg
  • Watching the icebergs at Uummannaq Fjord, North Greenland
    Uummannaq Fjord-3-2.jpg
  • Perlerfiup Kangerlua, North Greenland
    Perlerfiup Kangerlua-7.jpg
  • Perlerfiup Kangerlua-2-2.jpg
  • Waiting the winds out at fishing cabins
    Fishing Cabins-2.jpg
  • Uummannaq Fjord-6.jpg
  • Uummannaq Fjord-7.jpg
  • Icebergs of Uummannaq Fjord, Greenland
    Uummannaq Fjord-8.jpg
  • Uummannaq Fjord-9.jpg
  • ''Into the Ice Cap'' at Uummannaq Fjord
    Uummannaq Fjord.jpg
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  • ''Into the Ice Cap'' at Uummannaq Fjord
    Into the Ice Cap.jpg
  • The edge of Greenlandic Ice Cap
    Ice Cap.jpg
  • Uummannaq Fjord-3-3.jpg
  • One day, during the midnight sun, I decided to climb the mountain. It took me much longer than I was expected. I left after dinner and came back to the camp at 5:30 am. While I did not get enough sleep, the view and the climbing experience made me very happy that I did it.
    Uummannaq Fjord-5-2.jpg
  • One day, during the midnight sun, I decided to climb the mountain. It took me much longer than I was expected. I left after dinner and came back to the camp at 5:30 am. While I did not get enough sleep, the view and the climbing experience made me very happy that I did it.
    Uummannaq Fjord-2-3.jpg
  • Arctic fox at Uummannaq Fjord, Greenland
    Arctic fox.jpg
  • Crossing with packraft the Uummannaq Fjord
    Uummannaq Fjord-11.jpg
  • Ikerasak Island, Uummannaq Fjord, Greenland
    Ikerasak Island.jpg
  • Probably not everyone would agree with me, but greenlandic homes have a very cosy feel to me, despite not meeting the standards of the western world.
    Greenlandic Home.jpg
  • Ikerasak, like most of the other Inuit towns in Greenland, lives of fishing. There many sled dogs here, that are patiently waiting for the winter to do there job and little puppies ares running everywhere around.
    Ikerasak.jpg
  • Ikerasak, like most of the other Inuit towns in Greenland, lives of fishing. There many sled dogs here, that are patiently waiting for the winter to do there job and little puppies ares running everywhere around.
    Ikerasak-3.jpg
  • The only car that has been found in Ikerasak, Greenland
    Ikerasak-2-2.jpg
  • Ikerasak, like most of the other Inuit towns in Greenland, lives of fishing. There many sled dogs here, that are patiently waiting for the winter to do there job and little puppies ares running everywhere around.
    Ikerasak-4.jpg
  • Inland glaciers of Nugssuaq Peninsula, Greenland
    Nugssuaq Peninsula-3.jpg
  • Disappearing Glaciers of Uiqordleg lake in the Valleys of Nugssuaq Peninsula. The glaciers on the north side of the lake have retreated a lot with some had disappeared completely, leaving massive moraines. On the South side, witch is not as much exposed to the sun, glaciers are still there, however noticeably shrieked in there sizes.
    Disappearing Glaciers of Uiqordleg l...jpg
  • Croosing lakes and Valleys at Nugssuaq Peninsula
    Uiqordleg lake_.jpg
  • We have been dropped off at the north shore of Nugssuaq Peninsula, from where the valley leads us to Uigordleg Lake. Fast and easy we made a quick progress. The following days the wind conditions were in our favor and we paddled with back wind all the way to Sarqap Taserssua Lake. The glaciers on the north side of the lake have retreated a lot with some had disappeared completely, leaving massive moraines. On the South side, witch is not as much exposed to the sun, glaciers are still there, however noticeably shrieked in there sizes. <br />
Later on, the landscape become very colorful,  due to volcanic activity formations. Some little streams were reddish color, due to iron deposits, I thinks. And the main river itself was super turbid, due to progressive erosion taking place in the area.
    Uigordleg Lake.jpg
  • Uigordleg Lake-2.jpg
  • We have been dropped off at the north shore of Nugssuaq Peninsula, from where the valley leads us to Uigordleg Lake. Fast and easy we made a quick progress. The following days the wind conditions were in our favor and we paddled with back wind all the way to Sarqap Taserssua Lake. The glaciers on the north side of the lake have retreated a lot with some had disappeared completely, leaving massive moraines. On the South side, witch is not as much exposed to the sun, glaciers are still there, however noticeably shrieked in there sizes. <br />
Later on, the landscape become very colorful,  due to volcanic activity formations. Some little streams were reddish color, due to iron deposits, I thinks. And the main river itself was super turbid, due to progressive erosion taking place in the area.
    Nugssuaq Peninsula-2.jpg
  • Disappearing Glaciers of Uigordleg Lake in the Valleys of Nugssuaq Peninsula. The glaciers on the north side of the lake have retreated a lot with some had disappeared completely, leaving massive moraines. On the South side, witch is not as much exposed to the sun, glaciers are still there, however noticeably shrieked in there sizes.
    Disappearing Glaciers.jpg
  • Disappearing Glaciers of Uigordleg Lake in the Valleys of Nugssuaq Peninsula. The glaciers on the north side of the lake have retreated a lot with some had disappeared completely, leaving massive moraines. On the South side, witch is not as much exposed to the sun, glaciers are still there, however noticeably shrieked in there sizes.
    Disappearing Glaciers-2.jpg
  • Super remote valleys of Nugssuaq Peninsula, North Greenland
    Super remote valleys of Nugssuaq Pen...jpg
  • Super remote valleys of Nugssuaq Peninsula, North Greenland
    Nugssuaq Peninsula-4.jpg
  • Disappearing Glaciers of Sarqap Taserssua Lake in the Valleys of Nugssuaq Peninsula. The glaciers on the north side of the lake have retreated a lot with some had disappeared completely, leaving massive moraines. On the South side, witch is not as much exposed to the sun, glaciers are still there, however noticeably shrieked in there sizes.
    Sarqap Taserssua Lake.jpg
  • Sarqap Taserssua Lake-2.jpg
  • Disappearing Glaciers of Sarqap Taserssua Lake in the Valleys of Nugssuaq Peninsula. The glaciers on the north side of the lake have retreated a lot with some had disappeared completely, leaving massive moraines. On the South side, witch is not as much exposed to the sun, glaciers are still there, however noticeably shrieked in there sizes.
    Sarqap Taserssua Lake-3.jpg
  • Rain Deer skull near Sarqap Taserssua Lake, Nugssuaq Peninsula, Greenland
    Rain Deer skull.jpg
  • Super remote valleys of Nugssuaq Peninsula, North Greenland
    Nugssuaq Peninsula-5.jpg
  • Nugssuaq Peninsula-2-2.jpg
  • River Crossing at Nugssuaq Peninsula, Greenland
    Nugssuaq Peninsula-6.jpg
  • Nugssuaq Peninsula-3-2.jpg
  • Rain Dear at Nugssuaq Peninsula
    Rain Dear at Nugssuaq Peninsula.jpg
  • Nugssuaq Peninsula.jpg
  • Nugssuaq Peninsula-3.jpg
  • Nugssuaq Peninsula-5.jpg
  • Nugssuaq Peninsula-6.jpg
  • Super remote valleys of Nugssuaq Peninsula, North Greenland
    Nugssuaq Peninsula-7.jpg
  • After Nugssuaq Peninsula was crossed, Disco Bay had been reached. After paddling through massive icebergs for witch the Bay is famous for, we reached Saqqaq. Here we spend almost a week and it was amazing to watch how the icebergs crash and move in the bay. When they do, they make thunder like sounds. Sometimes, when something massive has been flipped over or came apart, after a little while the waves from the event are reaching the shores. One particular night, I was waked up by many thunder like sounds. Big waves had appear on the calm water. Knowing that the earth quakes and land slides has washed out a few settlements in the area. I get an idea that this might be another one and start packing my staff into the packraft. But as I did, the waves had calmed down. It was just an iceberg flipping over in the bay, I can only images how enormously big it must be to create such an event.
    Sunset overt Disco Island-2.jpg
  • After Nugssuaq Peninsula was crossed, Disco Bay had been reached. After paddling through massive icebergs for witch the Bay is famous for, we reached Saqqaq. Here we spend almost a week and it was amazing to watch how the icebergs crash and move in the bay. When they do, they make thunder like sounds. Sometimes, when something massive has been flipped over or came apart, after a little while the waves from the event are reaching the shores. One particular night, I was waked up by many thunder like sounds. Big waves had appear on the calm water. Knowing that the earth quakes and land slides has washed out a few settlements in the area. I get an idea that this might be another one and start packing my staff into the packraft. But as I did, the waves had calmed down. It was just an iceberg flipping over in the bay, I can only images how enormously big it must be to create such an event.
    Sunset overt Disco Island.jpg
  • Sailboat among the icebergs of Disco Bay, Greenland.
    Disco Island-2.jpg
  • Icebergs of Disco Bay, Greenland
    Disco Bay-2.jpg
  • Icebergs of Disco Bay, Greenland
    Disco Bay-4.jpg
  • Icebergs of Disco Bay, Greenland
    Disco Bay-3.jpg
  • For me it was an amazing experience to have icy landscape change with all the tights and winds. Every morning, after getting out of your tent, the horizon with icebergs had been changed and there is something different to look at, even you had not move at all.
    Saqqaq-2.jpg
  • For me it was an amazing experience to have icy landscape change with all the tights and winds. Every morning, after getting out of your tent, the horizon with icebergs had been changed and there is something different to look at, even you had not move at all.
    Saqqaq.jpg
  • After NNugssuaq Peninsula was crossed, Disco Bay had been reached. After paddling through massive icebergs for witch the Bay is famous for, we reached Saqqaq. Here we spend almost a week and it was amazing to watch how the icebergs crash and move in the bay. When they do, they make thunder like sounds. Sometimes, when something massive has been flipped over or came apart, after a little while the waves from the event are reaching the shores. One particular night, I was waked up by many thunder like sounds. Big waves had appear on the calm water. Knowing that the earth quakes and land slides has washed out a few settlements in the area. I get an idea that this might be another one and start packing my staff into the packraft. But as I did, the waves had calmed down. It was just an iceberg flipping over in the bay, I can only images how enormously big it must be to create such an event. More at https://www.worldwildplaces.com/nugssuaq-peninsula
    Nugssuaq Peninsula-8.jpg
  • After Nugssuaq Peninsula was crossed, Disco Bay had been reached. After paddling through massive icebergs for witch the Bay is famous for, we reached Saqqaq. Here we spend almost a week and it was amazing to watch how the icebergs crash and move in the bay. When they do, they make thunder like sounds. Sometimes, when something massive has been flipped over or came apart, after a little while the waves from the event are reaching the shores. One particular night, I was waked up by many thunder like sounds. Big waves had appear on the calm water. Knowing that the earth quakes and land slides has washed out a few settlements in the area. I get an idea that this might be another one and start packing my staff into the packraft. But as I did, the waves had calmed down. It was just an iceberg flipping over in the bay, I can only images how enormously big it must be to create such an event.
    Disco Bay-3-2.jpg
  • For me it was an amazing experience to have icy landscape change with all the tights and winds. Every morning, after getting out of your tent, the horizon with icebergs had been changed and there is something different to look at, even you had not move at all.
    Disco Bay-2-2.jpg
  • Disco Bay-5.jpg
  • For me it was an amazing experience to have icy landscape change with all the tights and winds. Every morning, after getting out of your tent, the horizon with icebergs had been changed and there is something different to look at, even you had not move at all.
    Saqqaq-2-2.jpg
  • Sunset over Disco Bay, Greenland
    Disco Bay-4-2.jpg
  • For me it was an amazing experience to have icy landscape change with all the tights and winds. Every morning, after getting out of your tent, the horizon with icebergs had been changed and there is something different to look at, even you had not move at all.
    Disco Bay-6.jpg
  • Another beatiful day come to an end in Saqqaq, North Greenland
    Saqqaq-3.jpg
  • For me it was an amazing experience to have icy landscape change with all the tights and winds. Every morning, after getting out of your tent, the horizon with icebergs had been changed and there is something different to look at, even you had not move at all.
    Saqqaq-4.jpg
  • Iceberg on the coast at Saqqaq, Greenland
    Saqqaq-2-3.jpg
  • Ice Dragon in Disco Bay
    Ice Dragon.jpg
  • After Nugssuaq Peninsula was crossed, Disco Bay had been reached. After paddling through massive icebergs for witch the Bay is famous for, we reached Saqqaq. Here we spend almost a week and it was amazing to watch how the icebergs crash and move in the bay. When they do, they make thunder like sounds. Sometimes, when something massive has been flipped over or came apart, after a little while the waves from the event are reaching the shores. One particular night, I was waked up by many thunder like sounds. Big waves had appear on the calm water. Knowing that the earth quakes and land slides has washed out a few settlements in the area. I get an idea that this might be another one and start packing my staff into the packraft. But as I did, the waves had calmed down. It was just an iceberg flipping over in the bay, I can only images how enormously big it must be to create such an event.
    Disco Bay-2-3.jpg
  • For me it was an amazing experience to have icy landscape change with all the tights and winds. Every morning, after getting out of your tent, the horizon with icebergs had been changed and there is something different to look at, even you had not move at all.
    Disco Bay-7.jpg
  • The Ilulissat Icefjord is the most productive glacier in the Northern Hemisphere, produsing enormous about of icebergs that sail and melt for a few years at Disco bay. The ones that escape the bay, drift with the current south to the Labrador and Newfoundland coast.
    Disco Bay.jpg
  • The Ilulissat Icefjord is the most productive glacier in the Northern Hemisphere, produsing enormous about of icebergs that sail and melt for a few years at Disco bay. The ones that escape the bay, drift with the current south to the Labrador and Newfoundland coast.
    Ilulissat Icefjord.jpg
  • The Ilulissat Icefjord is the most productive glacier in the Northern Hemisphere, produsing enormous about of icebergs that sail and melt for a few years at Disco bay. The ones that escape the bay, drift with the current south to the Labrador and Newfoundland coast.
    Ilulissat Icefjord-2.jpg
  • The Ilulissat Icefjord is the most productive glacier in the Northern Hemisphere, produsing enormous about of icebergs that sail and melt for a few years at Disco bay. The ones that escape the bay, drift with the current south to the Labrador and Newfoundland coast.
    Ilulissat Icefjord_.jpg
  • The Ilulissat Icefjord is the most productive glacier in the Northern Hemisphere, produsing enormous about of icebergs that sail and melt for a few years at Disco bay. The ones that escape the bay, drift with the current south to the Labrador and Newfoundland coast.
    Ilulissat Icefjord-3.jpg
  • The Ilulissat Icefjord is the most productive glacier in the Northern Hemisphere, produsing enormous about of icebergs that sail and melt for a few years at Disco bay. The ones that escape the bay, drift with the current south to the Labrador and Newfoundland coast.
    Ilulissat Icefjord-4.jpg