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Climbing
Travel
Mountains
Greenland
Map of the Trip
Dropped off in Greenland
Overwhelmed
Protecting the Tent
Our Daily Work
Sundog
The Long Traverse
Endless Space
Camp at Sunset
The Subtle Beauty
Moon over Mt. Forel
Sunset on Mt. Forel
The Paris Glacier
Celebrating the End
Ammassalik, Greenland
Wildlife
Flowers and Nature
Biking and Kayaking
Backcountry Skiing
Hiking and Camping



Protecting the Tent
Each evening we dug our tent in and built an ice wall to protect us from
the constant wind. Temperatures hovered in the single digits and the wind
blew continually at 15 or 20 mph, increasing to 50 or 60 mph during storms.