Greenland’s Short Summer Sledding Season Begins » Explorersweb

Greenland’s Short Summer Sledding Season Begins » Explorersweb

It's never entirely summer in Greenland, at least not by southern standards, and several ski expeditions are heading onto the Ice Sheet with their sleds. Summer and early fall combine challenging meltwater, fractured terrain, shifting winds, and sudden cold snaps. In mid-August, the lower icefalls on the east coast churn with streams and rivers. Progress here can be slow, with deep meltwater channels, rough ice, and crevasses dictating the route…