𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 ⬇️

A stand up paddler on a vibrant blue meltwater lake on the Greenland Ice Sheet.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲 ⬇️

2 years of expedition-planning.

Months of physical and mental training.

Days spent researching supraglacial lakes and talking to glaciologists.

Testing equipment on Swiss lakes.

Taking a glacier rescue course.

3 tough days of hiking to the lake, and 2 days back to base camp.

400 km of stand up paddling completed, with 50 km left to Kullorsuaq, our final stop.

Out of the 5 possible lakes on our satellite maps, we only reached the very last one.

📸🌍 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀. The moments captured in those images are the result of time, effort, and sometimes overcoming obstacles. It takes persistence and determination to be in the right place at the right time, and the effort to make those moments happen often goes unnoticed.