Last steps

2nd last camp

After some congratulatory sleep, we were up and moving at 2:00 am this morning. Today’s event: descending from the base of the glacier to hopefully spend one night camped at sea level and catch a boat the next morning.

After the traumatic way we started this trip, four days of intensive hauling up to the ice cap, we were prepared for the worst on the way down.

With a little discussion over breakfast, we decided to attempt the move in one long, hard push: dragging two pulks each over sled shredding boulder and snow field alike. Unlike the approach, this day consisted of mostly dramatic and steep drops as we had 700 m to descend before we could take our boots off and break out the scotch.

As the hours passed so too did our energy level, but we knew each forward and increasingly wobbly footstep would bring us closer to the ocean. After nine grueling hours we sat at the waters edge admiring the view from sea level and wondering if mosquitoes could be wiped from from the face of the earth. We even took some time to jump in the ocean and swim a little…very little, it is northern Greenland after all.

We are here! The crossing is complete, the journey is just about over.
The web site and updates, including high resolution photos and video will continue, so keep checking in as we make our way home.

And a special thanks to Sarah and Eric for making this an unbelievable, unforgettable, and incredible adventure.

Curtis

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