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Exploratory ski mountaineering in the remote mountains of East Greenland.  With superb skiing and numerous opportunities for first descents in a beautiful and unspoilt arctic environment - this is a great opportunity to do an expedition style trip in just two weeks of holiday.

Travel We fly via Iceland to the Ammassalik region of East Greenland, where we spent a couple of days doing warm up tours and finalising logistics before travelling on by boat, dogsled and ski to a remote Mountain Hut - our base and jump off point for making longer excursions into the surrounding  glacier systems, including a remote camp for part of the trip.

Food and Accommodation For this trip we charge a guiding + expenses fee only. Accommodation is booked for the group and you simply pay direct as we go along. In the mountains we stay for part of the time at an unguarded but fully equipped Mountain Hut and for a number of days at a remote camp where expedition quality sleeping bags and sleeping mats will be neccesary. As this is a glacier camp, you need to be prepared for sleeping and living constantly on snow for a number of days.

Sample Itinerary Subject to weather and snow conditions, the planned itinerary for the trip is as follows: See Photos - gallery 1, gallery 2, gallery 3, gallery 4, gallery 5, gallery 6.

Days 1-2 Fri-Sat	Outward flight to Reykjavik, where we spend the night before flying on to Kulusuk Airport in Greenland. Sat PM Travel by dogsled and boat to a remote remote inuit village which serves as our base for the next couple of days.
Day 3 Sun	Day tour in the surrounding fjords - this is a stunning area, with great spring touring overlooking the ice covered bays and islands.
Days 4-14 Tue - Thu	Finalise logistics with local inuit hunters and travel in land by dogsled to the Mountain Hut. We cover the final few Km on ski to arrive at the hut. Greenland Ski Photos: Gallery 1 - Couloir Skiing   Gallery 2 - Couloir of Justice   Gallery 3 - Ski Mtneering   Gallery 4 - Greenland Travel   Gallery 5 - Basecamp Accom   Gallery 6 - Landscapes + Ice       For the first couple of days we base ourselves at the hut making day tours, before setting up a remote camp on a nearby glacier system, in order to explore some of the numerous cols, summits and other touring opportunities in the region. At the end of this period, we ski back out to civilisation and tranfer back to Kulusuk on the Thursday afternoon.
Day 15 Fri	Day tour around Kulusuk (we include this as a spare day in the schedule to allow for any weather delays).
Day 16 Sat	Return flight from Kulusuk to Reykjavik - followed by a big night out in the famous party capital of the North.
Day 17 Sun	Return flight from Reykjavik to the UK.

Important When travelling to Greenland, flight timings are always subject to weather and flying conditions. We have incorporated possible spare 'weather' days into our planning, to try and ensure connecting flights back to the UK (we also have a sat phone for emergencies and to check forecasts etc, in case of a need to change plans in the field).

Flights and Transport - all flights and transport are paid for by team members directly. Flights to Reykjavik are available with Iceland Express from Stansted and Iceland Air from Heathrow and Glasgow - both are easily bookable online. The flight on to Greenland is also bookable online via Air Iceland (NB this is a different company from Iceland Air!). The cost of Dogsled hire is shared between group members and paid for on the spot. A full breakdown of all costings is available on our dates and prices page.

Fitness  Ski mountaineering expeditions require high levels of fitness and endurance (see fitness levels 3-4).  You must be capable of skinning all day whilst carrying food and equipment for a multi day tour and will need to prepare well in advance with regular training including big days out on skis.

Skiing Ability  You need to be a strong skier with previous multiday touring experience (see: ski ability levels 3-5), able to handle all off piste conditions whilst carrying more than just a day sac.  Proficiency with ice axe and crampons is also needed.

Equipment We will supply you with a full kit list.  You are responsible for bringing personal clothing and sleeping equipment, a rucsac and ski mountaineering kit - if there are any items you may need to hire, then please contact us and we will help you arrange this.  The glacier camp will be set up with Alpine Guides own expedition quality tents, stoves and cooking equipment. We are delighted to be working on this tour with Back Country UK, who provide excellent service and advice as a leading retailer of  ski mountaineering equipment in the UK.