60th Aniversary Greenland Expedition 2004.
Expedition Timeline
Beginnings | 2003 |
Book flights | January |
Collect items for freighting | May 1-2 |
Pack freight | May 8-9 |
Drop freight with shipping agent | May 10 - 11 |
Training | Before July |
Organise transport to and from Stansted. (not as simple as you'd think) |
Before July |
Flight: Stansted-Copenhagen. | July 8 |
Flight: Copenhagen-Narsarsuaq. (That was the plan anyway!) |
July 9 |
Flight: Narsarsuaq-Nanortalik. (Except we were North of the Arctic Circle) |
July 9 |
Shopping and collecting freight planned. Instead, a flight back to Narsarsuaq! |
July 10 (morning) |
Boat to Pamiagdluk Island. However, an exciting helicopter ride to Nanortalik! | July 10 (afternoon) |
Aim: locate and setup base camp. Instead Sunday morning shopping and a delayed boat journey to Pamiagdluk. |
July 11 |
Establish Base camp. | July 12 |
Exploration, climbing and restdays. Diary. | July 13-30 |
Dismantle and tidy base camp. | August 1-2 |
Boat to Nanortalik | August 2 |
Flight: Nanortalik - Narsarsuaq | August 4 |
Flight: Narsarsuaq - Copenhagen | August 6 |
Flight: Copenhagen - Stansted | August 8 |
Transport back to Manchester | August 8 |