Reaching Greenland

Very easy, SAS operates several flights a week between København and Kangerlussuaq, then scheduled planes fly to Kulusuk (East coast). From there, scheduled helicopters go to Tasilaq (Ammassalik).

On the Icecap

Our  itinerary was basic: crossing the icecap from one side to the other at the arctic circle latitude. The central part of the itineray is simple: it is almost always climbing up to 2500 meter for 250 km (with very smooth hills by the middle), and then gently down for another 250 km. But the side parts are less uniform, so we display some informations about each sides.

The start

Out primary goal was to start from the village of Isortoq (63°32'N, 38°58'W), Because of exceptionnaly warm conditions, Hans Christian Florian (MFES) and many other (helicopter pilot, Inuits...) advised us to be dropped on the icecap high enough to avoid the very bad snow and large river at the sea level.

But starting the trip from an altitude of 1000m was cheating for us, so , after the helicopter dropped us, we decided to find a safe and dry way to go down to the sea level. We went down Hann Glacier and start at  65°52.87'N, 38°19.84W. Here is a approximation of our path on the glacier. There are some quite big crevasses, but nothing really tricky. Hann Glacier used to be a classic crossing departure because it can be reach crossing the ice pack, but nowadays, with scheduled flights, Isortoq is definitely a good starting point.

The end

A good place to exit from the ice cap is the point 660 (approx. 67°09'N, 50°00'W). The path down the icecap to reach this point can be fairly tricky, the best thing to do is to contact either Sjur Mørdre or MFES to have more informations.

After landing, you have a distance to walk (no snow in spring) before drinking your first beer. The folowing map shows an itinerary avoiding the main (rough!!!) rivers. After a 15km walk, you find a 4x4 trail which you can either follow with all your load or walk light to Kangerlussuaq (25km) to find a 4x4 pilot to pick up all your equipment