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A collection of images from our 2013 cruise in NW Greenland supporting a team of big wall climbers from Oxford University
18/07/2013
NW Greenland
Happy faces as we approach Nuuk
Nuuk harbour 1
Going longside to fill up with water in Nuuk
Martina and Michael from the Polaris were a source of good advice
Very Danish – the old part of town (Nuuk)
The rather new part of Nuuk
On our way north
The small settlement of Aasiaat
For wale spotters...
Icebergs everywhere
Aasiaat harbour in thick fog
Seal for supper?
The Royal Arctic Line supplies all settlements in Greenland
CD longside the fishing doc
Is it winter yet?
Fishing boats everywhere
Alfred Wegener peninsula ahead
Approaching Uppernavik Island at midnight
The climbers and the Horn of Uppernavik
Cosmic climbing shoes
Climbers base camp
Leaving the "Horn"
On our way to Ummanaq
The polar high finally arrived
Icebergs in the sky...
Sourcing ice for GnT
No wind
Small settlement in Ummanaq fjord
mosquito invasion
iceberg, island, mountain?
All shades of white...
The Irish Expedition on "Killary FLYER
The settlement of Ummanaq
Kayakers of Killary Flyer
Two skippers having a drink – Jamie and Clive
Anchoring in Uumannaq harbour
Huskeys
Fighting the icebergs of the anchor
Approaching ice fjord
Exploring Ummanaq fjord
Is there a sheltered achonrage inside the fjord?
Traditional Greenland house
The local laundery
Disco north of Disco Bay
Scouting climbing walls
Getting ready for the wall
Climbing straight from the boat
Beautiful anchorage
The small settlement of Ikerasak
Anchored in Ikerasak
Climbers camp near Ikerasak
Traditional house near Ikerasak
Fishing boat graveyard
Fresh halibut for sale
Starfish on board
Exploring new anchorages
GnT ice-supply
Kelp, kelp, kelp!
Waiting for the winter...
Have aliens been on this mountain top????
Sailors have made it on top of the mountain
Splendit view from top of Ikerasak mountain
Supply vessel from the Royal Arctic Line
Ice cream in Greenland. Is this political correct?
Leaving Greenland with a smile on our face and a tear in our eyes
Back home!
Ian climbing up "The Horn""
Ice cream and amution in the supermarket
Cosmic Dancer in the boatyard in Aassiaat
Overwintering in Greenland